Wampum Shell 8mm Cross - 15-16 InchWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.

and forms within a host rock such as ironstone or sandstone

Mined in: Madagascar

Agate is one of many varieties of banded Chalcedony

There are 2 specimens pictured to show that there are variations in the size and color

It is a rare variety of Pectolite

Each bag will have a unique selection of stones: You bag could contain approximately the following:

golden brown and red

Ocean Jasper is said to be the Stone of Compassion

Crystal Quartz is a naturally occurring clear and colorless Quartz

Bead Scoop

giving it a naturally harder composition and a slightly waxy luster even before stabilization

It forms over long periods as mineral-rich water moves through aluminous rock