BC Jade 8-9mm Triangle Heishi Bead - 15-16 Inch Lantern black or brown veins running

black or brown veins running through it in web to like patterns

it is exclusively sourced from a single small deposit in the desert of Madagascar

and bold black spiderweb matrix—creating highly distinctive

had Red Jasper inlaid in its hilt

and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it

BC Jade 8-9mm Triangle Heishi Bead - 15-16 Inch Lantern black or brown veins runningCanadian Jade is the trade name for this stone that ranges in color from light to dark green, with small, dark specks or veins. This material is actually Serpentine, a stone which is indistinguishable from Jade except to the most trained and discerning eye. It is extremely fracture to resistant and has been used for blades and other tools since Neolithic times.