Large 12mm Yellow Chinese Jade Bead String banded agate Price is per 16-inch string

Price is per 16-inch string of these beautiful faceted beads - ready for stringing

Gaspeite is light green to apple green and is relatively rare

by filling a cavity in a host rock - although it is usually in round nodules with bands looking like eyes in the rings of a tree trunk

is caused by the way the stone reflects light

Large 12mm Yellow Chinese Jade Bead String banded agate Price is per 16-inch stringPrice is per 16 inch string of these beautiful beads ready for stringing. For 5,000 years Imperial China used the word "jade" as something precious. Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society. A symbol of purity and serenity, it is delicate, but will not break is beautiful, but not impermanent, it can be flawed with lines, but still pleasing. It is believed to radiate divine unconditional love and balance the emotions. Held