70 Large Mosaic Purple Turquoise Rondelle Beads coloured beads

70 Large Mosaic Purple Turquoise Rondelle Beads coloured beadsPrice is per 16 inch string of these unusual beads. Each measures 10mm x 6mm about 70 to the string. Dyed, but colour fixed. What is turquoise? Turquoise is a soft, opaque gemstone, formed by volcanic rock reacting to copper deposits brought by water. Colour ranges from blue green, to yellow green with grey, black or brown veining. Most non green turquoise these days is dyed. As genuine turquoise is expensive, reconstituted turquoise is common crafted

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These tektite beads were originally from Outer Mongolia

In this culture

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Size is 7mm x 4mm - about 88 beads to the string

Peridot has been mined as a gemstone for at least four thousand years and is mentioned in the Bible under the Hebrew name of pitdah

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s long use as a fertility symbol

prompting some to call it "petrified sunlight" or "frozen gold"

With golden shimmering swirls similar to the cats-eye effect

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Fantastic colour