Botswana Agates

[Cape Minerals]

Sharing a specimen that i really enjoy, hope to see more of these in this forum

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[Mothy]

Woah… That’s absolutely gorgeous!

[Mornec]

Does anyone know in what area they are mined? Actually Botswana or were they named after the type locality?

[Cape Minerals]

Hi, Mindat has their general locality as the Bobonong Subdistrict in Botswana. They are quite easily identified Vs agates from other localities. Hope this helps

[Anonymous]

The export of unprocessed Botswana Agate is prohibited by the government.

[Chief Rock Hound]

Well, to be clear, Botswana agate in South Africa or part of historic collections is perfectly fine. Perhaps not in Botswana, or new production. If you have in an old collection in SA or the US though, it’s perfectly saleable!

[Anonymous]

That goes without saying.Laws don’t extend over borders.

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