14 Large Faceted Citrine Beads - 14mm opalite moonstone

14 Large Faceted Citrine Beads - 14mm opalite moonstonePrice is for 14 of these beautiful 14mm faceted citrine beads all drilled ready to thread. Citrine comes from the French word for lemon, and is any quartz crystal or cluster thats yellow to orange. The darker, orange colours were traditionally the best, but today people prefer bright lemony shades to mix with pastel colours. Citrine with man made colour tends to have more of an orange or reddish caste. Most natural citrine starts life as amethyst

Agate bowls were also popular in the Byzantine Empire

Fluorite have been excavated from the ruins of Pompeii

5mm - about 69 beads to the string

Green is the colour of healing - with aventurine the all-purpose healer

Nephrite is dark spinach greens

and colors of the new Chinese pearls now surpass Biwa quality

the Chinese around 550 BC

These large chunky amethyst chunks each measure around 12mm x 9mm x 7mm

Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society

Largest nugget measures about 15mm x 12mm x 11mm

all drilled as in picture ready to thread

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