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Botswana Agates Bobanong, Botswana, Africa |
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Botswana Agates tend to be
considered a favorite of the general rock collectors because of their sharp
constrasting white, gray and black bands as well as their shadowing effects.
White, black and gray are typcial colors, and some agates have been found
with colors of lavendar, purple, orange, red and yellow with latter
colors being most rare. There are some pink to white agates found in
the same area as result of weathering ("bleaching"). It is common to see
them in small sizes (an once to half-pound), but some larger do show up
from time to time but they tend to be more fractured.
The agates in Botswana were said to had been mined in great quantities in 1970s, but now because of Botswana's recent independance, the embargo had been placed on all raw material exports. Only processed materials (beads, tumble-polished, cabs, etc.) can be exported. Despite the embargo, the botswana agates seem to be the most common encountered banded agates next to the Brazilian agates. |
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| The first agates I have obtained when I was young. | Purple center |
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| Very fine banding, strong shadowing effect | Rare golden center |
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| Rare red colors | Orangish center |
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| Tan to yellow hues | Strange banding and colors |
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| That's what I call "Eye Agates"! | Rare to find unfractured agates this big. |
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| Looks like as if agate's floating in clear liquid | Reminds me of colorful shifting screensaver
in some sold Apple computers from 1980s |
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| Stalicitic structures | Rare orangish color |
You can see some Botswana Agates for Sale at the Online Agate & Thunderegg Shop