Hubei Turquoise 9-12x8-29mm Green Graduated Rice & Barrel Beads - 15-16 InchONE OF A KIND! Hubei Turquoise is sourced from Hubei Province in Northern China, one of the most recognized turquoise producing regions in the world. This material is known for its vivid blues, rich greens, and bold black spiderweb matrixcreating highly distinctive, one of a kind beads. This collection features material sourced from the Joo shahn County mines, including the Chin goo 808 Mine, known for producing turquoise with strong color contrast

Rainbow Obsidian earned its name from the chatoyant

producing snowflake patterns

Similar to Tiger's Eye

pink and pale lilac

They come from far-away

but is prized

or man-made) have variations in colors and patterns

displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

so it can be helpful to save leftover cord to test beads for future knotting projects

and it might be easy to understand why

and is sometimes used in crystal healing for its believed energetic properties