Botswana Agate 14-25mm Nugget Top Drill - 15-16 Inch Good Luck Jewelry This material is actually Serpentine

This material is actually Serpentine

but rather a dark variety of Carnelian

Topaz is a rare silicate mineral and obtains much of its popularity from its beautiful colors and its status as a birthstone

also known as Calligraphy Stone or Miriam Stone

but will not be chemically treated or altered

Botswana Agate 14-25mm Nugget Top Drill - 15-16 Inch Good Luck Jewelry This material is actually SerpentineBotswana 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.