Mother of Pearl 6x13mm Black Bevel Edged Rectangle Bead - 15-16 InchMother of Pearl, also known as Nacre, is an iridescent composite of organic and inorganic material most known for being the coating of pearls. It is produced by certain molluscs as an inner shell layer, and forms around pieces of sand or other irritations within such a molluscs shell to create pearls. Mother of Pearl is white with an iridescent sheen.

It is highly prized for its beautiful combinations of colors and for its opalescence — the pearly luster of the opaque stone

Bloodstone was known in antiquity as Heliotrope

” meaning “a stream of lava

striated crystals

an ideal choice for crafting exquisite jewelry pieces

Herkimer County

Madre de Cacao is a very hard tropical wood with a visible grain

Jet is a mineraloid gemstone

It was highly prized in ancient cultures and associated with many positive properties

in a variety of swirling and linear patterns

often occurring with inclusions of white

it's technically a type of quartzite