Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch Pink (Synthetic) 13X18mm People have treated turquoise for

People have treated turquoise for centuries using various treatment methods

initially as tools because of its hardness

then brought to the surface by volcanoes and earthquakes

the great Roman orator

Apatite can exhibit chatoyancy — an uncommon optical phenomenon in some stones that resembles the light reflection of a cat’s eye

Botswana Agate 8mm Round - 8-Inch Pink (Synthetic) 13X18mm People have treated turquoise forBotswana 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.