Silver Obsidian 8mm Large Hole Round - 8 Inch Drop Pendant It is highly prized for

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

and it’s name is derived from the Greek “apate

and other blush or beige hues

Botswana Agate displays highly defined parallel banding

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

Silver Obsidian 8mm Large Hole Round - 8 Inch Drop Pendant It is highly prized forEssentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflake patterns, black with a golden sheen, and translucent black (Apache Tears)