Botswana Agate 8x10mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch tucson2025-dd Ruby is a precious gemstone

Ruby is a precious gemstone known for its deep red color

consisting of opaque rust to red glass with tiny flecks of glittering copper suspended within it

Golden Blood Quartz is a clear to milky to white silicon dioxide mineral

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Botswana Agate 8x10mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch tucson2025-dd Ruby is a precious gemstoneBotswana 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.