India Agate, Matte, Natural, Smooth Round in sizes 6mm & 8mm. Priced Per Strand

India Agate, Matte, Natural, Smooth Round.

This price is for one strand 15 to 16 inches long. 

6mm strands have 60 to 65 pieces.

8mm strands have 43 to 48 pieces. 

India Agate, also known as Fancy Jasper.  Jasper is usually more opaque and Agate is usually more translucent.  So, India Agate is a little of both.  Most India Agates are found in Africa and Brazil. 

India Agate is known for its scrumptious color palette of reds, mauves, creams, yellows, blues, but the dominant color scheme will always be green.

Agate is a common rock formation, consisting of chalcedony and quartz as its primary components, consisting of a wide variety of colors. Agates are primarily formed within volcanic and metamorphic rocks.

Hardness 6.5-7 

The source of these beads is India and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing and the matte treatment mentioned here.

Matte beads have a velvety or frosted surface, rather than a shiny or reflective surface. These stones undergo additional tumbling that require knowledge of the material and skill. Each stone type requires a different amount of time in the tumbler depending on the material's hardness and characteristics. The matte finish also creates a variation in color from the traditional finish of the bead.