Hubei Turquoise 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle AAA - 15-16 InchHubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise producing regions in the world. This material is known for its vivid blues, rich greens, and bold black spiderweb matrixcreating highly distinctive, one of a kind beads. This collection features material sourced from the Joo shahn County mines, including the Chin goo 808 Mine, known for producing turquoise with strong color contrast and dramatic

mustard yellow

Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite

For hand drilled beads (like pearls) there’s a bit more trial and error and guess work

Andalusite is increasingly rare to find in bead form

Round Nose

and therefore contains unsealed granite

Blue Tiger Eye is a naturally occurring dark stone with chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

glass is melted in a furnace and then combined with a coloring agent to produce the swirling inclusions of pink within the clear material

The light color indicates that it was harvested from a young tree

oil and succinic acid

the treated stones are cut

Strawberry Quartz is a translucent