Unusual 12mm Carved Jasper BeadsPrice is for a long 16 inch of this carved 12mm beads. About 37 beads in a string. Jasper is a crystalline variety of quartz that contains up to 20% foreign material. This is what determines the stones multicolour, striped, or spotted appearance. Jasper was highly valued in ancient times, not only for its beauty, but also for the reputed magical and medicinal properties. In France jasper ornaments date back two millennia, Babylonians used in for seals

Price is per 16-inch strand of 18 beads

Average largest bead measures about 18mm 14mm

pearly luster - occurring in black

the affect is made by light refracted inside the stone

Price is per 15-inch string of these beautiful 8mm x 10mm pearls

Sometimes the magnetic attraction can be a disadvantage to jewellery design - pulling metal from other components

Each bead measures a large 16mm x 16mm

7mm - ready for stringing

They can travel as fast as 30 km/hour on steep slopes but they typically advance less than 1 km/hour on gentle slopes

Price is per 15-inch string of these 5mm x 8mm rice pearls

it is delicate

The stone practically glows on its own