Lapis 8x10mm Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 InchLapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite, and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it. This dye was said to create Michelangelos favorite shade of blue. It is one of the worlds oldest known stones, mined since 4000 BCE, originally from the Lapis to Lazuli mine in Afghanistan.

red and yellow-orange

Blood Quartz is a clear to milky-white silicon dioxide mineral

Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy

Natural wood beads have markings and color unique to their species

It is opaque

from deep oranges to creamy off to white tones

often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil

Amber is composed of several tree resins

Azurite is a soft

The stone used to create composite beads is usually the remnants from cutting

the only region in the world where the stone is found

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica to rich stones