Botswana Agate (or) Banded Agate is a unique and beautiful stone native to Botswana.
Color: It features exceptional bandings of white, black, grey, and sometimes blue.
Composition: It's a type of agate, which is a variety of chalcedony, a mineral of the quartz family.
Transparency: It can be transparent to translucent, showcasing its intricate banding patterns.
Symbolism: Botswana Agate is associated with tranquility, protection, and emotional healing. It's believed to help soothe loneliness and grief.
Healing Properties: It's thought to balance emotional, physical, and intellectual energies, and harmonize yin and yang. It's also linked to the third eye and crown chakras, enhancing spiritual awareness and connection.
Protection: It's considered a protective stone, especially for those working with fire or needing comfort during dark times.
Origin: Africa
Metaphysical Properties: Stability, Strength, Calming
Mohs Hardness: 7
Average Strand Length: 16in
Average stones per Strand: 4mm: 90; 6mm: 60; 8mm: 45; 10mm: 36; 12mm: 30
