Dendritic Agate 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Australian "Boulder" Chrysoprase Turquoise beads found in Iraq

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

It is commonly found in the weathering of primary iron minerals and in iron ore deposits

gray and brown banding and dendritic patterns

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

though it also can occur in dark brown and golden colors

Dendritic Agate 6x8mm Corner Drilled Table Cut Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch Australian "Boulder" Chrysoprase Turquoise beads found in IraqDendritic Agate is not banded like other Agates, and therefore is not an Agate in the strictest terms. Rather than banding, Dendritic Agate has branch to like inclusions of iron or manganese, primarily in black, within the golden tones of brown and yellow ochre of the stone. Dendritic Agate is known as the Stone of Plentitude, believed to bring abundance and fullness to all areas of life.