Faceted Aqua-Green Chalcedony Teardrop Bead Strand

About Us Shipping Store BetterBead All our Auctions Combining items Contact Us See Quantity Offer ! Payments Our Feedback Returns Faceted Aqua-Green Chalcedony Teardrop Bead Strand Price is per 16-inch strand of these unusual briolette beads. Each measures a large 16mm x 13mm x 5mm - 13 beads to a strand. We sell these for $12 a strand in our store! Chalcedony is a very fine-grained variety of quartz. It has a waxy luster and appears in a great variety of colors -- usually blue-white, buff, light tan, gray, yellow or brown. It has a compact fibrous structure and fine splintery fracture. In the petrified forests of the American Desert Southwest, many of the original tree tissues have been replaced by chalcedony in the formation of petrified wood. What remains is a mineral replica of the original tree in various fantastic colors. The brilliant reds and greens are caused primarily by traces of iron oxides. Some of the best displays of petrified wood can be seen in eastern Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. In all ages many varieties of chalcedony have been used as gems, and many colored varieties are still cut and polished as ornamental stones. Unless it is intricately carved or featured, Chalcedony is valued much less than it once was. It is said that chalcedony was used as a sacred stone by the Native Americas, promoting stability within the ceremonial activities of the tribe. Chalcedony is said to augment emotional balance, vitality, stamina, endurance, kindness, charity and friendliness. It supposedly alleviates hostilities, irritability and melancholy. To read the full list of properties of gems & stones see my AboutMe page If you won this auction, use our Express Checkout If you are the winner, click the button above to check out right now! Multi-winners MUST use our checkout to avoid delay Paypal or credit card is the best way to pay us. International airmail to the US or anywhere: $9.99. Bid on our other items for combined shipping discount - many items just $2 more postage (each). We pack well, and we mail fast! Please read payment options, delivery, and guarantee below Click for similar items in my gallery:

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