Purple "Pimpleback" Shell 8mm Faceted Coin Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Coin including Aquamarine and Morganite

including Aquamarine and Morganite

These mixed stone strands have a great pop of color making them perfect for when you're making that unique and colorful piece of jewelry

but Sonoran Mountain is unique because it is often found in clay deposits as nuggets

shape and size may vary

Lepidocrocite forms when iron-containing substances rust underwater

Purple "Pimpleback" Shell 8mm Faceted Coin Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Coin including Aquamarine and MorganiteA "pimpleback" is a freshwater mussel (Cyclonaias pustulosa) common in North American rivers, characterized by a thick, yellow brown to brown shell covered in bumps (pustules). While not typically purple, the inner lining (nacre) can be iridescent, and related species in the pimpleback complex are sometimes found in Texas waters.