Abalone Shell 3x5mm Rondelle Bead - 15-16 InchAbalone Shell is strong and is made of stacked calcium carbonate tiles. When the abalone shell is struck, the tiles slide instead of shattering absorbing the energy of the blow. The inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother of pearl), which in many species is highly iridescent, which make the shells attractive as decorative objects, jewelry, and as a source of colorful mother of pearl.

and opalescence or lustrous sheen in opaque samples

Rose Quartz is said to be the Stone of Unconditional Love

discovered a way to improve the quality of turquoise in the 1980's

initially as tools because of its hardness

Black Spinel not only has the dark color

For labradorite and feng shui

Red Agate is a form of Chalcedony

one of the first known to man

tan and ivory

mother of pearl

Just like its sunset orange colors

It is one of the world’s oldest known stones