Dwarves' Earth Treasures by Jeffrey Anderson


.	Dwarves' Earth Treasures Online Rock Shop: Botswana Agates Bobanong, Botswana, Africa	.

Botswana Agates are commonly a favorite of the collectors because of their sharp constrasting white, gray and black bands as well as their shadowy effects. White, black and gray are the most common colors, but they can include the colors of lavendar, orange, purple, red and yellow. Orange and yellow colors are somewhat rare. There are some more pink to white agates as result of weathering ("bleaching"). They commonly come in small sizes (an once to half-pound), but I had heard of large ones being found. The agates in Botswana were said to had been mined in great quantities in 1970s, but now because of Botswana's recent independance (and political problems?), the embargo had been placed on all raw material exports. Only processed materials (beads, tumble-polished, cabs, etc.) can be exported.

Updated July 2009, new specimen have 2009y in their code names..
Larger pictures of any interested specimens can be provided at request.


2009yBOTn001-$5	2009yBOTn002-$5 or $8 for the pair	2009yBOTn003-$5, rare pink color cut from broken nodule

2009yBOTn004-$5	2009yBOTn004-$5 or $8 for the pair	2009yBOTn01-$5, rare pink color or $8 for the pair (above)

2009yBOTn006-SOLD	2009yBOTn007-SOLD	2009yBOTn012-$5

2009yBOTn009-$8	2009yBOTn010-$8	2009yBOTn013-$5, a fracture

BOT2008n01-$5, dark colored	BOT2008n02-$5, dark colored or $8 for the pair	2009yBOTn008-$8

BOT2008n11-SOLD	BOT2008n12-SOLD	BOT2008n10-$8 or $9 for the pair (above)

Botswana2008n04-$5	Botswana2008n05-$5 or $8 for the pair	BOT2008n16-$8

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