Majestic Graduated Rainbow Faceted Jade Beads - 8mm to 14mm purple teardrops There are 8 big oval

There are 8 big oval beads in a string

so people started making amulets from it

Unusual coloring

as they thought the stone could see more than the human eye

North Africa and the Middle East hold large deposits

Majestic Graduated Rainbow Faceted Jade Beads - 8mm to 14mm purple teardrops There are 8 big ovalPrice is per 17 inch string of these beautiful jade beads ready for stringing. Sizes graduated from 8mm to 14mm about 42 beads to the string For 5,000 years Imperial China used the word "jade" as something precious. Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society. A symbol of purity and serenity, it is delicate, but will not break is beautiful, but not impermanent, it can be flawed with lines, but still pleasing. It is believed