Shiny Clear Natural Crystal Small Nugget BeadsPrice is for 16 inches of these small very clear crystal nuggets . The bead measures 10mm x 5mm x 4mm and about 49 beads in a string. All are highly polish. The Mayans, Druid priests, and Tibetan monks all knew the spiritual power of crystal. The ancients used it to strengthen the sun's rays to bring heat, and the Chinese science of Feng shui teaches that arranging crystals around the home retains positive energy. Crystals became important to these

There is also a new type of hematite bead recently available

Carvers work for many years with the less valued types of jade until their mastery of the art allows them to turn their skills to the most expensive of raw materials

Citrine is a type of quartz - its colour coming from iron within the stone

most people think of the coral reefs in the South Pacific like the Great Barrier Reef off Australia

Aborigines believe their creator came to Earth on a rainbow bringing a message of peace - at the spot where his foot touched the ground

and colors: white

Traditional coral is usually used in its natural shape resembling a twiglet - where sponge coral is reconstituted into more-useable shapes

5mm about 85 beads in a string

These hand-crafted Thai spacers have a high-silver content and are of a better quality than our other metal beads

large 11mm stone beads

Hangs about 9-inches - 16-inch in all

In earlier days opals sensitive surface was oiled