Agalmatolite (Padogite) Aqua Terra Jasper Natural Round Gemstone Beads #10-98
AGALMATOLITE (Padogite) BEADS
AQUA TERRA JASPER
Aqua Terra Jasper is a high quality, man-made composite stone
HOLE 1MM
APPROX 15 INCHES
It is also called Impression Jasper, Sea Sediment Jasper, Aqua Terra Jasper, and Emperor Jasper, and it hails from China, Madagascar and South Africa.
Padogite is the name of a stone used by Chinese artisans for carving pagodas and similar objects. Usually soft and sometimes soapy, it can be a greyish green or greyish yellow colour. Names also used in this context are agalmatolite.