DZI Turtle Agate 8mm Round Green - 15-16 InchDZI Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pattern and finish of the original DZI beads. Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India, Tibet and other Asian countries, and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations. The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places

Prehnite is translucent to transparent

so treat it gently

These rocks are extremely common and make up a significant portion of Earth's crust

the easy-on-the-eyes nature of a pale yellow color

Norway where this type of igneous rock is found

green and brown to the more rare violet and pink

Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years

Tiger Eye is a macrocrystalline Quartz stone with bands of rich golds and browns

It is not a mineral

It is found in rare pallasite meteorites believed to have been formed 4

Stone Type: Labradorite

The name "biotite" is used because these minerals generally cannot be distinguished without optical