DZI Agate 6mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch Sleeping Beauty Turquoise It has a hardness of

It has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale

Ancient Cellar Black Agate is a natural agate that is dyed and heated to give it the unique color and pattern we call Ancient Cellar

from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt

it is exclusively sourced from a single small deposit in the desert of Madagascar

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

DZI Agate 6mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch Sleeping Beauty Turquoise It has a hardness ofThese 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