DZI Agate 8mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch hps_01292026 Petrified wood is created through

Petrified wood is created through a process called permineralization

These strands were cut into beads with some of the material the Chalcedony was mined out of remaining

Preservation is enabled by a lack of oxygen

creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black

Shattuckite is a rare copper silicate hydroxide mineral

DZI Agate 8mm Round Watermelon Black/White - 15-16 Inch hps_01292026 Petrified wood is created throughThese Dakota Stones "DZI" style agate beads are 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