Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Carved Madagascar Agate is highly regarded

Madagascar Agate is highly regarded as a Dream Stone

according to the Mohs hardness scale

The mineral is named for the place where it is principally found

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

with magenta to purple seen as the most valuable

Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Carved Madagascar Agate is highly regardedAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.