DZI Agate 8mm Round Circle Pattern Round 15-16 InchThese Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are 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

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

so treat it gently

Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue-green to light green stone

Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz

Natural wood beads have markings and color unique to their species

It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite

One of its aliases is Inca Rose

giving it a similar appearance to Topaz

manganese and other metallic oxides captured during the forming of the rock

The first rough material was offered for sale in Tucson in 2011 and is now regularly mined at the remote deposit site in Sonora

These inclusions range broadly in type and color and produce patterns that can look like gardens

it was feared for centuries as a bad luck stone