Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR this gemstone in its polished

this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed with white wisps

It contains inclusions such as copper and iron

who first discovered the stone in Southern California in 1868

A natural blue form of calcium sulfate

Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst

Red Creek Jasper 6mm Round Matte Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 1109202148HR this gemstone in its polishedRed Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in china where the stone was recently discovered. Its colors include burnt red, mustard yellow, olive green and gray to green, and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors. Jasper is an opaque, microcrystalline form of Quartz, revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection.