DZI Agate 10x25mm Barrel Black Tiger Teeth - 15-16 Inch R1851 West African Jade is a

West African Jade is a complex Calcium Aluminum Silicate and is a Nephrite Jade

This lava rolled across the landscape

Through this process

The inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre (mother-of-pearl)

DZI Agate 10x25mm Barrel Black Tiger Teeth - 15-16 Inch R1851 West African Jade is aDZI Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pattern and finish of the original DZI beads. Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India, Tibet and other Asian countries, and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations. The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places