Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab Amazonite is named for the

Amazonite is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

Legend has it that it came to the world

as well as its iridescent sparkle

Tourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline

although sometimes mistaken for Jasper

Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads Slab Amazonite is named for theBotswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding, usually in white on hues of brown, gray, pink, tan, apricot and purplish red. Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth. This lava rolled across the landscape, depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate.