Wampum Shell 9mm Carved Flower Bead - 15-16 InchWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.

Lapis was ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine for use in frescoes and oil painting

naturally occurring mineral composed of pure carbon

14”/80mm

originally from the Lapis-Lazuli mine in Afghanistan

and this can be confirmed under magnification

It is extremely fracture to resistant and has been used for blades and other tools since Neolithic times

and igneous rocks

Our Noreena Jasper is A Grade

from translucent to opaque

yet yellow

Hematoid Quartz is Quartz with inclusions of hematite

Keshi pearls are small