Selenite 10mm Round A Grade 15-16 InchSelenite is a crystal formed from the mineral gypsum, which comes in many forms and color variations, but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety. Our strands, cut as rounds are somewhat opaque and powerfully radiant fitting since its name originates from the Greek word for "moon," an allusion to the moon like white reflections of the mineral or to the quality of the light transmitted from the stone.

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

It is frequently fluorescent under ultraviolet light

all organic parts are replaced by minerals

Petrified wood is created through a process called permineralization

while maintaining the wood's original structure

Jasper is an opaque

This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite

It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish-gray crystal

All wood beads on DakotaStones

Porcelain Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique blue color and pattern that resembles porcelain

sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world

browns and grays are reminiscent of a rainforest