Beautiful 10mm Faceted Aventurine Bead StrandPrice is per 16 inch strand of these beautiful beads Aventurine also belongs to the quartz family. Although sometimes called "new jade? aventurine often has inclusions (due to green fuchsite mica) which creates a speckle, differing from genuine jadeite. Spiritualists believe aventurine has the ability to purify the spirit and bring balance to male and female energies. Its capacity to calm and bring inner peace makes aventurine a very important stone

and the Chinese science of Feng-shui teaches that arranging crystals around the home retains positive energy

the Chinese around 550 BC

Discovering that meaning and the legends behind it is a very satisfying for those who practice this dying

Copying the Japanese to improve off-white and mottling

meaning like a grain - referring to how their crystals resemble seeds embedded in the matrix

Its energy is a mental tonic and can help you cope with fears and worries

being able to earn money from their talent

the beneficial energy begins its journey from the ground

Actual colour is a light brown gold

Largest average bead measure 10mm x 9mm x 7mm

Legend even says drinking from an amethyst chalice will prevent intoxication

Price is for a single 16-inch string of about 39 x 10mm beautifully cut beads