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Botswana Agate Cabochons
Botswana agate is a nodular purplish-gray, to soft pink fortification agate exhibiting white patterns
of, usually, circles or ovoids. They are found in Botswana in the southern tip of the African continent.
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Fantastic cab with tight patterns and great colors! Approx. size: 19x30 Weight: 18.35 cts.
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This is a great cab with a wonderful banded pattern with colors that run from dark grey to a purplish-grey. Approx.
size: 17x21 Weight: 11.8 cts.
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Bewitching teardrop of excellent gem material from this classic location in South Africa. Not only are there amazing
fortification patterns, but the colors on this piece are astounding. Approx. size: 15x25 Weight: 16.7 cts.
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Very interesting and unique cab for this material. It looks more like moss agate than the traditional fortification
agate from this location. This gem has nice vivid colors on top of it's unusual appearance! Approx. size: 13x16
Weight: 8 cts.
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There's not much pattern in this teardrop cabochon, but it has a marvelous kind of reddish-purple, sort of, color to
it. Perfect for a pendant or wirewrap! Approx. size: 11x21 Weight: 7.15 cts.
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Dazzling triangular free-form cabochon with a great chevron-type pattern to it on top of a rare purplish color.
This is a stupendous cabochon that will turn into a real moneymaker piece of jewelry. Approx. size: 13x19
Weight: 8.95 cts.
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Electrifying cabochon cut from the same small nodule as #GCBW006. Honestly, I wish every Botswana agate nodule
looked like this! Great color and distinctive patterns make this an unequaled cabochon! Approx. size: 12x18
Weight: 7.2 cts.
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Resplendent oval cabochon with the classic look that is so common from this material. Typical grey shades and nice
tight banded patterns! Approx. size: 12x15 Weight: 5.3 cts.
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Exceptional teardrop with a wonderful bubbly pattern. Approx. size: 10x16 Weight: 3.65 cts.
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Another great oval with colors and patterns common tothis fascinating gem material. Approx. size: 10x15 Weight:
4.8 cts.
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Premium lot of three gems that are just waiting to make elegant rings or pendants. Nice selection of shapes, sizes
and colors in this set! Approx. sizes: 5x16, 5x11, & 8x11 Weight: 2.1 cts., 1.7 cts., & 2.55 cts.
Total weight: 6.35 cts.
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Pretty little taerdropshape with nice grey shades and outstanding stripes. Approx. size: 12x13 Weight: 5.05 cts.
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Fantastic lot of two wonderful pinkish-purple stones with distinguished patterns on both. This is a grade A lot
of two perfect ringstones! Approx. sizes: 6x17 7x12 Weight: 7.2 cts./total
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Breathtaking lot of three stones perfect for rings. This is a real moneymaking lot! Approx. sizes: 6x11,
6x12, 7x10 Total weight: 7.6 cts.
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Another great lotof three small stones with great coloring and patterns so common to this noteworthy gemstone.
Approx. sizes: 6x10, 7x9, 7x10 Total weight: 5.5 cts.
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Delightful lot of small stones perfect for rings. The pinkish-purple-like color on two of these cabs is just incredible!
Approx. size: 5x14, 7x8, 8x9 Total weight: 6 cts.
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