This beautiful agate bracelet is crafted from 14mm and 8mm agate beads. Expands to fit all.
No gemstone is more creatively striped by nature than agate – technically, chalcedony quartz that forms in concentric layers in a wide variety of colours and textures. Each individual agate forms by filling a cavity in its host rock, resulting in round nodules, with bands like the rings of a tree trunk, looking like eyes.
Agate was highly valued as a talisman in ancient times and has been used as a traveller's amulet for centuries. It is believed to bring good fortune, health, wealth and long life. As well as quenching thirst and preventing fevers, Persian magicians used agate to divert storms and athletes to increase vitality. It's also said to bring self-confidence by banishing fear. Some call its strange patterns 'cosmic caterpillar tracks'. Others' swear that wearing these beads can heighten the spiritual consciousness and balance the body's physical and mental states.
Dzi is one of the most mysterious of all the beads known today. These shiny Tibetan agate beads, patterned with mystical eyes are among the most treasured beads in the world. "Dzi" in Tibetan means: "shine, brightness, clearness, and splendour.
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