Unusual Siamese Aqua-Marine Biwa PearlsPrice is per 15 inch string of these beautiful freshwater pearls. Largest size bead is about 13mm x 9mm x 6mm. The least expensive cultured pearls today rival the most expensive natural pearls ever found. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material inside a mussel can't be expelled. To reduce irritation, the mollusk coats the intruder with the same secretion it uses for shell

The price of moonstone depends on many factors

Jasper is  a gemstone used by beaders and jewellers all over the world worn by the ancient Egyptian priests and carved as seals by the Minoans

jadeite the best for its more vivid green and translucency

but can also be black - named after the Greek word for rose

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and colors of the new Chinese pearls now surpass Biwa quality

and aids spirituality and intuition

This unusual necklace is made up of over a hundred 15mm to 8mm different Chinese porcelain beads

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Lepidolite is itself a transition stone in that its colour

is great for emotional healing

Price is per 16-inch string of these beautiful faceted Amazonite beads - ready for stringing