DZI Agate 10x30mm Nine Eye Barrel Black - 14-15 Inch Black Line Agate Ruby and Sapphire

Ruby and Sapphire

and can display a nearly emerald green color due to the presence of Chromium within the stone

Trace amounts of iron can also affect the hue

prized throughout history for its beautiful colors and patterns

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

DZI Agate 10x30mm Nine Eye Barrel Black - 14-15 Inch Black Line Agate Ruby and SapphireDZI Agate is 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 usually scarred or pitted in places