DZI Agate 10x30mm Line Barrel Brown - 14-15 Inch Stone Type_Wampum Shell Essentially a volcanic glass

Essentially a volcanic glass

often with a mottled appearance

blue or gray

Its inclusions of red

Our Jade is one of two mineral varieties -- nephrite

DZI Agate 10x30mm Line Barrel Brown - 14-15 Inch Stone Type_Wampum Shell Essentially a volcanic glassDZI Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pattern and finish of the original DZI beads. Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India, Tibet and other Asian countries, and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations. The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places