{"product_id":"orca-agate-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural-madagascar","title":"Orca agate bracelet, 8 mm beads — natural, Madagascar","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA stretch bracelet in 8 mm beads of banded black and white chalcedony from Madagascar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOrca agate is a trade name, coined around 2020 after the markings. The mineral underneath is chalcedony, quartz grown in crystals too small to see individually, and because it is banded, agate is accurate. You will also see this material sold as orca jasper, which it is not: jasper is opaque and grainy, and this is translucent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHold a bead up to a light. The banding reads through the stone rather than sitting on the surface, which is the quickest way to tell chalcedony from an opaque look-alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChalcedony (SiO₂), banded, so agate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTrigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMadagascar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e6.5 to 7 on the Mohs scale; hard enough for daily wear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. inner circumference:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e7 cm unstretched\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBead diameter: \u003c\/strong\u003e8 mm\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApprox. weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 g\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStringing: \u003c\/strong\u003eElastic, stretch fit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePhotographed as an example. These are strung in batches from the same material, so yours will be closely similar in colour and pattern but not the exact bracelet pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59002097762648,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/oab-1.jpg?v=1793570508","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/orca-agate-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural-madagascar","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}