Jade 7x9-8x10mm Pebble A Grade - 15-16-InchJade refers to an ornamental mineral, mostly known for its green varieties. Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years, initially as tools because of its hardness, but is prized, especially in Asian cultures, as a gemstone that is cut into many shapes and often given a high polish.

Specialists soak the stones in resin or liquid plastic to help harden them

shape and size may vary

rainbow effect of light refracting off of the air buddles inside of the stone

iron or manganese imperfections

in Karelia

and 3 millimeter crimp tubes and includes a chain nose pliers for handling delicate beads

translucent stone

the great Roman orator

” is known for its pink

the mineral was named for French paleontologist Eugene Durmortier (1803 to 1873)

pink and golden mottling and spots within the primarily black stone

its oldest known use being in Egypt more than five thousand years ago