Madre de Cacao Wood 10mm Round Bead - 15-16 InchMadre de Cacao is a very hard tropical wood with a visible grain. This species is formally identified as Gliricidia sepium and can be found by different colloquial names in various parts of the world. Other names include: quickstick, mata ratn; cacao de nance, cachanance; pion Cubano, madreado. kakawate, madre xacao or madre de cacao, and madero negro. Like all of Dakota Stones items, our wood beads are top quality and sourced from the best ethically

from pastel to bright to dark

The name is the Latin term for “water of the sea

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

First described in 1881

however they are not currently sourced from that particular region

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

as it is softer than both Jasper and Rhyolite

Like all of Dakota Stones items

the colors are naturally occurring

cachanance

It's defined by a bright green color

and may also be referred to as Jacktree