Long Lustrous Garnet Chip Bead String - for protection! flower heart beads Known as a "merchants' stone

Known as a "merchants' stone

In Arab countries women sometimes wear moonstone as a symbol of fertility

Natural Moonstone

Each measures about 7mm

because holding even a small piece in the hand brings a sense of inner peace

Long Lustrous Garnet Chip Bead String - for protection! flower heart beads Known as a "merchants' stonePrice is per 34 inch long strand of these beautiful beads. Each chip is around 4mm x 3mm. Beautiful shine! Garnet is the name of at least ten similar mineral species, with many garnets being a combination of these minerals. All are quite sturdy and resistant to everyday wear and tear because of their excellent hardness of over 7 on the Mohs scale. Garnet, the January birthstone, derived its name from the Latin word granatus, meaning like a grain