Pietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch 12x16-18x25mm It forms when Quartz and

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

but rather a speckled teal Jasper found in Africa and often treated to simulate the beautiful blue to green associated with true Turquoise

including lazurite

red and gray in swirling circular patterns

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

Pietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch 12x16-18x25mm It forms when Quartz andPietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light. It also occurs in golden yellows and browns as well as milky white. Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye, Hawk Eye and Jasper and is believed to discharge negative energies and cleanse the aura.