DZI Turtle Agate 10mm Round Brown - 15-16 Inch featured_01292026 An aluminum silicate mineral

An aluminum silicate mineral

Legend has it that the stone is the petrified remains of ancient dragons

The time to pick up and put down conventional pliers can be spent creating and finishing the loops which can be significant given the amount of time it takes to create a chain of beads with wire wrapping

the result was glass permeated with thousands of tiny metallic sparkles

DZI Turtle Agate 10mm Round Brown - 15-16 Inch featured_01292026 An aluminum silicate mineralDZI Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pattern and finish of the original DZI beads. Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India, Tibet and other Asian countries, and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations. The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places