Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Sardonyx Ancient glass from Pakistan

Ancient glass from Pakistan

African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade

meaning it becomes magnetically charged from heat or friction

however this is the natural stone with no color enhancement

but can also be yellow

Purple Stichtite 8mm Round Beads - 15-16 Inch Sardonyx Ancient glass from PakistanStichtite is a mineral, a carbonate of chromium and magnesium. Its color ranges from pink through lilac to a rich purple color. Discovered in 1910 on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia, it was first recognised by A. S. Wesley a former chief chemist with the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, it was named after Robert Carl Sticht the manager of the mine. The only commercial mine for stichtite serpentine is located on Stichtite Hill.