Lapis 8mm Double Heart Faceted Star Cut - 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.

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

Black Eye Agate is a variety of Sardonyx which has a Sard base

where the stones are thought to have been originally found

until the 17th century Crystal Quartz was believed to be permanently frozen water

Crazy Lace Agate is a banded Chalcedony that naturally occurs as golden brown with layers of pink

Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue-green to light green stone

Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years

our wood beads are top quality and sourced from the best ethically produced manufacturers

with bands of white Onyx running through it

Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying species Different forms of tourmaline may carry different metaphysical properties

where it was mined since around 300 BCE

Botswana Agate was formed nearly 187 million years ago by lava flowing in waves from long faults in the earth