Wampum Shell 10mm Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch new-arrivals-promo-07302026 Petrified wood is created through

Petrified wood is created through a process called permineralization

It is a white granite with dark gray mottling that also exhibits blue or green spots

Copper within the Pectolite creates the beautiful blue and turquoise colors in the stone

Apatite can exhibit chatoyancy — an uncommon optical phenomenon in some stones that resembles the light reflection of a cat’s eye

Wampum Shell 10mm Rondelle Bead - 15-16 Inch new-arrivals-promo-07302026 Petrified wood is created throughWampum 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.