Calcite, Orange, Natural, Smooth Round, 8mm

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long 

8mm bead strands have 43 to 48 pieces

Calcite is essentially the chameleon of the mineral world. It is made of calcium carbonate, which is the exact same chemical that makes up ocean seashells, chalk, antacid tablets, and the scale build-up inside your teakettle! Calcite is the primary ingredient in limestone and marble.

Geologists carry small dropper bottles of weak acid (like diluted hydrochloric acid) in the field specifically to find calcite. Because calcite is a carbonate, even a drop of household vinegar will cause it to vigorously fizz and bubble as it releases carbon dioxide gas.

Calcite is the official state mineral of Kentucky, designated to honor the state's massive limestone caves, like Mammoth Cave, which are carved out of and decorated by calcite.

Hardness 3

These beads were cut, drilled and polished in China

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing