{"product_id":"polychrome-jasper-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural-madagascar","title":"Polychrome jasper bracelet, 8 mm beads — natural, Madagascar","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA stretch bracelet in 8 mm polychrome jasper beads, in warm reds, ochres and creams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe colour is iron doing different things in different places. Jasper is silica packed with enough impurity to go fully opaque, and where iron oxide arrived in quantity it reads red, where less of it arrived it runs yellow and cream. The swirling comes from the sediment being disturbed before it set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOnly turned up in the trade in the late 2000s, from Madagascar, which is why you will also see it sold as desert jasper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRock:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePolychrome jasper, an iron-stained silica rock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCryptocrystalline silica with iron oxides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSedimentary\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\"\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":59002087801176,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/pcjb-1.jpg?v=1793570171","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/polychrome-jasper-bracelet-8-mm-beads-natural-madagascar","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}