Create a natural look with these Dakota Stones beads. The puff coin shape is wonderfully versatile. You can use these beads as an accent to lend extra color or dimension to a statement piece or you can use them as substitutes for rounds in simple strung and knotted designs. They also work as focal elements in a structured piece of bead weaving. Wood opalite is a form of petrified wood, also known as fossilized or agatized wood. It most commonly occurs with jasper or chalcedony. Petrified wood occurs after a tree has turned completely into stone by the process of permineralization, a process that takes over 100 years. Metaphysical Properties: Petrified wood is associated with patience and slow, steady growth.
Because gemstones are natural materials, appearances may vary from piece to piece. Each strand includes approximately 25 beads.