Shungite 20mm Coin - 15-16 Inch R1753 This variety of opal is

This variety of opal is named "dendritic" for the small inclusions within it that resemble moss or ferns

Our beads have not been dyed

*These beads are "diamond cut"

These Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE

white and occasionally gray or brown

Shungite 20mm Coin - 15-16 Inch R1753 This variety of opal isShungite is a black, lustrous, non crystalline mineraloid consisting of a high percentage of carbon. It was first found in a deposit near Shunga village, in Karelia, Russia, where it gets its name. Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century. Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite. The antibacterial properties of shungite have been confirmed by