Chalcedony 8x16-12x22mm Tear Drop Beads - 15-16 Inch hps_05142026 or some degree of pink

or some degree of pink in between

Originally discovered in the 1940’s and not introduced commercially until 1978

It's often found in large masses and can be colorless

The name derives from the recurring chevron or “dog teeth” pattern of the stripes

a type of reversible photochromism

Chalcedony 8x16-12x22mm Tear Drop Beads - 15-16 Inch hps_05142026 or some degree of pinkBlue Chalcedony is a naturally occurring soft blue translucent stone. It is a member of the Quartz family, a form of silica with a cryptocrystalline structure that incorporates Moganite along with the Quartz. Known in antiquity as the Speakers Stone, it is believed to have been worn Cicero, the great Roman orator.