DZI Agate 6mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 InchThese Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are 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

Amethyst has long been associated with February

rich greens

” which translates to “stone of many colors

” has been often applied to unlikely products

White Howlite is named for Canadian mineralogist Henry How

They are all silicate minerals

This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

Queen Victoria’s granddaughter

and over time

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

Plated to prevent oxidization