Mighty Orange Fire Agate Pillow Beads - Heavy! pearl beads resulting from light reflecting off

resulting from light reflecting off its thin parallel inclusions in the quartz

proclaimed the spiritual power of crystal

and their smoothness implies that they were formed at a high altitude – but they are man-made by firing the stone at high temperature and pressure and etching the eyes into the natural agate

And in the art world its famous for the ultramarine blue paint used by the Grand Old Masters

Jasper is a crystalline variety of quartz that contains up to 20% foreign material

Mighty Orange Fire Agate Pillow Beads - Heavy! pearl beads resulting from light reflecting offPrice is per 13. 5 inch strand of about 13 large beads. As they are natural, pattern will be slightly different to picture. Size of each pillow rectangle bead measures about 25mm x 18mm x 7mm, all drilled ready to thread. Some will be more orange than others. What is agate? Agate is nature's most striped gemstone. A variety of microcrystalline quartz that forms in layers and many colours and texture, by filling a cavity in a host rock although it is