Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads NewMarch2022 Sometimes called the ‘sobriety stone’

Sometimes called the ‘sobriety stone’ Lemurian Aquatine Calcite is thought to strengthen willpower

containing sodium

Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads

It is a white granite with dark gray mottling that also exhibits blue or green spots

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Botswana Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads NewMarch2022 Sometimes called the ‘sobriety stone’Botswana 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.