New Arrivals April 11, 2014 Dakota Stones Amethyst Beads Amethyst is the official birthstone of February. It forms in silica-rich liquids deposited in geodes and are generally found as clusters of crystal points. The stone’s name is derived from the Greek word amethystos, meaning “not drunken,” because people of ancient times believed it to protect the wearer from drunkenness. Origin: U.S.A., Uruguay, South America & Africa. Mohs Hardness: 7. Treatment: Natural. 1 2 3 AME6RD-8 AME8RD-8 AME10RD-8 Amethyst 6mm Round 8" Strand Amethyst 8mm Round 8" Strand Amethyst 10mm Round 8" Strand 4 5 AME10X20DD-8 AMEHEX-F-8 Amethyst 10 x 20mm Double Drill 8" Strand Amethyst Sizes Vary Faceted Hexagon 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite Beads Birds Eye Rhyolite refers to some spherulitic rhyolites. Rhyolite was named “streaming rock” because of its beautiful bands, bubbles and crystal-rich layers that form as lava flows onto the surface of stone. Rhyolite can look very different, depending on how it erupts. Rhyolite has a composition similar to granite but has a smaller grain size. It is composed of the light-colored silicates and is usually buff to pink in color. Rhyolite shows us how to relish in the vast potential within ourselves. This is a stone used for meditation, progression in life, focusing on the present moment and resolving issues not yet complete. Origin: Mexico. Mohs Hardness: 7. Treatment: Natural. 6 7 8 BER6RD-8 BER8RD-8 BER10RD-8 Birds Eye Rhyolite 6mm Round 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 8mm Round 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 10mm Round 8" Strand 9 10 11 BER12RD-8 BER10X14OV-8 BER15X30OV-8 Birds Eye Rhyolite 12mm Round 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 10 x 14mm Oval 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 15 x 30mm Oval 8" Strand 12 13 14 BER12DC-8 BER8X14REC-8 BER12SQU-8 Birds Eye Rhyolite 12mm Coin 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 8 x 14mm Rectangle 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 12mm Square 8" Strand 15 16 BER8RL-F-8 BER7X12NUG-8 Birds Eye Rhyolite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite 7 x 12mm Faceted Nugget 8" Strand 17 18 BER10X20DD-8 BERTRP-F Birds Eye Rhyolite 10 x 20mm Double Drill 8" Strand Birds Eye Rhyolite Sizes Vary Faceted Trapezoid 8" Strand 1 New Arrivals April 11, 2014 Dakota Stones (continued) Blue Goldstone Beads Blue Goldstone is a glass with flecks of copper suspended in it. The glass is made in a reducing furnace with copper salts added; the copper platelets suspended in the glass give it its characteristic glitter. Goldstone has been around since the European Renaissance. Stories say that it was discovered by Venetian monks when by accident, molten copper tipped into a molten glass container. This crystallized into thousands of tiny crystals and formed a melt with golden light sparkles. Origin: Italy and China Mohs Hardness: 5.5. Treatment: Synthetic. 1 2 3 BGS6RD-8 BGS8RD-8 BGS10RD-8 Blue Goldstone 6mm Round 8" Strand Blue Goldstone 8mm Round 8" Strand Blue Goldstone 10mm Round 8" Strand 4 5 6 BGS12DC-8 BGS8X16RB-8 BGS6CUB-8 Blue Goldstone 12mm Coin 8" Strand Blue Goldstone 8 x 16mm Rice Bead 8" Strand Blue Goldstone 6mm Cube 8" Strand 7 8 BGS12X16NUG-8 BGS13X18REC-8 Blue Goldstone 12 x 16mm Round 8" Strand Blue Goldstone 13 x 18mm Rectangle 8" Strand 9 10 BGS30X40OV-8 BGS18X25TRP-F-8 Blue Goldstone 30 x 40mm Oval 8" Strand Blue Goldstone Sizes Vary Faceted Trapezoid 8" Strand Carnelian Beads Carnelian is a translucent chalcedony or an A-grade Agate that receives its beautiful red tints from iron oxides. Most deep red Carnelian is heat treated to darken the material evenly; this one has been tumbled to give a matte finish. The ancient Greeks & Romans particularly valued Carnelian and believed that it could calm bad temper or still the blood. AKA- Cornelian, Mecca Stone, Natural Agate. Origin: Brazil, India, Australia, Russia, Madagascar, South Africa, Uruguay and U.S.A. Mohs Hardness: 6.5. Treatment: Synthetic. 11 12 13 CRN4RD-8 CRN6RD-8 CRN8RD-8 Carnelian 4mm Round 8" Strand Carnelian 6mm Round 8" Strand Carnelian 8mm Round 8" Strand 14 15 16 CRN8RL-F-8 CRN8X10NUG-8 CRN8X16RB-8 Carnelian 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8" Strand Carnelian 8 x 10mm Nugget 8" Strand Carnelian 8 x 16mm Rice Bead 8" Strand 17 18 19 CRN10X14OV-8 CRN12DC-8 CRN5X15CHP-8 Carnelian 10 x 14mm Oval 8" Strand Carnelian 12mm Coin 8" Strand Carnelian 5 x 15mm Flat Chip 8" Strand 2 New Arrivals April 11, 2014 Dakota Stones (continued) Carnelian Beads (continued) Carnelian is a translucent chalcedony or an A-grade Agate that receives its beautiful red tints from iron oxides. Most deep red Carnelian is heat treated to darken the material evenly; this one has been tumbled to give a matte finish. The ancient Greeks & Romans particularly valued Carnelian and believed that it could calm bad temper or still the blood. AKA- Cornelian, Mecca Stone, Natural Agate. Origin: Brazil, India, Australia, Russia, Madagascar, South Africa, Uruguay and U.S.A. Mohs Hardness: 6.5. Treatment: Synthetic. 1 2 CRN15X30OV-8 Carnelian 15 x 30mm Oval 8" Strand CRN10X20DD-8 Carnelian 10 x 20mm Double Drill 8" Strand 4 3 CRN22X30TRP-8 CRNHEX-F-8 Carnelian 22 x 30mm Trapezoid 4mm Round Beads 8" Strand Carnelian Sizes Vary Faceted Hexagon 8" Strand Cat’s Eye Beads Cat’s Eye is a form of Chrysoberyl and is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words chrysos and beryllos, meaning “a gold-white spar”. Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and beryl are two completely different gemstones. Chrysoberyl is the third-hardest frequently encountered natural gemstone and lies at 8.5 on the hardness scale, between corundum (9) and topaz (8). Origin: Madagascar. Mohs Hardness: 8.5. Treatment: Natural. 5 6 7 CAT6RD-8 CAT8RD-8 CAT10RD-8 Cat’s Eye 6mm Round 8" Strand Cat’s Eye 8mm Round 8" Strand Cat’s Eye 10mm Round 8" Strand 8 10 11 CAT6CUB-8 CAT8X16RB-8 CAT12DC-8 Cat’s Eye 6mm Cube 8" Strand Cat’s Eye 8 x 16mm Rice Bead 8" Strand Cat’s Eye 12mm Coin 8" Strand 1 1 CAT12X16NUG-8 CAT13X18REC-8 Cat’s Eye 12 x 16mm Nugget 8" Strand Cat’s Eye 13 x 18mm Rectangle 8" Strand 14 CAT30X40OV-8 Cat’s Eye 30 x 40mm Oval 8" Strand 3 New Arrivals April 11, 2014 Dakota Stones (continued) Cherry Quartz Beads Cherry Quartz is a beautiful manmade glass from China, a mixture of clear glass and swirls of deep pink. It is made from glass melted in a furnace then combined with a coloring agent to produce the swirling inclusions or “needles” that give it its unique look. The glass is then cooled, cut, and polished like a gemstone. It has been said to attract love. Origin: U.S.A. Mohs Hardness: 7. Treatment: Synthetic Engineered Stone. 1 2 3 CHQ4RD-8 CHQ6RD-8 CHQ8RD-8 Cherry Quartz 4mm Round 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 6mm Round 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 8mm Round 8" Strand 4 5 6 CHQ10RD-8 CHQ8X16RB-8 CHQ12DC-8 Cherry Quartz 10mm Round 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 8 x 16mm Rice Bead 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 12mm Coin 8" Strand 7 8 9 CHQ8X10NUG-8 CHQ12SQU-8 CHQ12CHP-8 Cherry Quartz 8 x 10mm Nugget 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 12mm Square 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 5 x 15mm Chip 8" Strand 10 11 CHQ10X20DD-8 CHQHEX-F-8 Cherry Quartz 10 x 20mm Double Drill 8" Strand Cherry Quartz 25 x 30mm Hexagon 8" Strand 12 CHQ30X40REC-8 Cherry Quartz 30 x 40mm Rectangle 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst Beads Dog Teeth Amethyst is a combination of Amethyst and White Quartz mixed together in a striped, chevron pattern. Named for its resemblance to a flower, the Dog Tooth Violet. Metaphysically, Dog Teeth Amethyst is said to help remove resistance to change and to dissipate and repel negativity of all kinds. AKA- Dog Tooth, Cape Amethyst, Chevron Amethyst. Origin: Africa. Mohs Hardness: 7. Treatment: Natural. 13 14 15 DTA4RD-8 DTA6RD-8 DTA8RD-8 Dog Teeth Amethyst 4mm Round 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 6mm Round 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 8mm Round 8" Strand 16 17 18 DTA10RD-8 DTA12RD-8 DTA8X16RB-8 Dog Teeth Amethyst 10mm Round 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 12mm Round 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 8 x 16mmRice Bead 8" Strand 4 New Arrivals April 11, 2014 Dakota Stones (continued) Dog Teeth Amethyst Beads (continued) Dog Teeth Amethyst is a combination of Amethyst and White Quartz mixed together in a striped, chevron pattern. Named for its resemblance to a flower, the Dog Tooth Violet. Metaphysically, Dog Teeth Amethyst is said to help remove resistance to change and to dissipate and repel negativity of all kinds. AKA- Dog Tooth, Cape Amethyst, Chevron Amethyst. Origin: Africa. Mohs Hardness: 7. Treatment: Natural. 1 2 DTA6CUB-8 DTA12SQU-8 Dog Teeth Amethyst 6mm Cube 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 12mm Square 8" Strand 3 4 DTA12X16NUG-8 DTA15X30OV-8 Dog Teeth Amethyst 12 x 16mm Nugget 8" Strand Dog Teeth Amethyst 15 x 30mm Oval 8" Strand Dragon Blood Jasper Beads A “stone of courage,” Dragon Blood Jasper is actually a variety of quartz that displays flecks and veins of red within an opaque green background. A legend says the stone is the remains of deceased ancient dragons – the green being the skin and the red the blood. Metaphysically, Dragon Blood Jasper is an intensely healing stone, promoting courage, strength, and vitality while also supporting centeredness and grounding.