Chaorite 14-18mm Graduate Round Beads (ETB01163) Labradorite smallest bead: 17mm (w) x

smallest bead: 17mm (w) x 17mm (h) x 11mm (d)

Similar to carnelian is sard

meaning 'green'

it is often called black moonstone

Chaorite 14-18mm Graduate Round Beads (ETB01163) Labradorite smallest bead: 17mm (w) xChaorite Chaorite is translucent lavender to purple in color with a pearly lustre. Chaorite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous appearance, sometimes chatoyant, and that, along with its intense color, can lead many to believe at first that it is synthetic or enhanced artificially. Though reportedly discovered in the 1940s, it was not known to the outside world until its description in 1978.