Gemstone beauty fills these Dakota Stones 4 x 6mm table cut cube beads. These beads feature a cube shape with table facets. The stringing hole is drilled from the corners of the bead through the center. Named for the village near where it is found in Madagascar, Kabamby Ocean Jasper was first mined in 2002. It is known for its colors -- dark green and mustardy yellow, with accents of pink, red and white -- as well as for its opacity and patterns. Ocean Jasper is a commercial name for Orbicular Jasper, a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns. It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones, Rhyolite or Tuff. Ocean Jasper is believed to be linked to the lost city of Atlantis and to hold mystic knowledge.
Because gemstones are natural materials, appearances may vary from bead to bead.
