Green Imperial Jasper 8mm Round - 15-16 InchImperial Jasper occurs naturally in a beautiful range of colors including pinks, mossy greens, burgundy and milky white, with striking patterns of parallel banding. Jasper has a long and illustrious history, having been worn by shamans, priests and kings and believed to be a powerful protection stone. Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife.

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

including Aquamarine and Morganite

approximately 34 beads

Onyx has been both revered and feared throughout history

It is opaque

reds and grays

which refers to a "precious blue-green color-of-sea-water stone

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

These form as a criss cross banding called lamellae

Crazy Lace Agate is often dyed to produce colors that do not naturally occur in the stone

Make sharp bends and right angles in Artistic Wire and other soft wire

These mines are also famous for sourcing North-American Jasper