Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads featured_06252026 It has a hardness of

It has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale

Lace Agates are said to keep the wearer well-balanced while helping to banish fear

A visually dynamic stone

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Botswana Red Agate 8mm Round - Large Hole Beads featured_06252026 It has a hardness ofBotswana 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.