Amethyst 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads 8-12mm Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits

Silica-rich waters create hardened deposits that preserve coral skeletons

Blue Crazy Lace Agate is actually Mexican Crazy Lace Agate that has been color enhanced with blue to bring out the beautiful patterns in the stone

Its inclusions of golden tones to rust to red are due to traces of hematite embedded in the stone

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

a hydrous copper silicate

Amethyst 6mm Round - Large Hole Beads 8-12mm Silica-rich waters create hardened depositsAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light