While sometimes marketed as jasper
Approximately 11 beads per strand
s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World
This material dates back 29 million years and has been used in early civilizations as tools similar to obsidian
so care should be taken when setting
Black Obsidian 10x8mm Faceted Butterfly - 15-16 Inch 4-7x5-9mm While sometimes marketed as jasperEssentially a volcanic glass, Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black, to green, brown, mahogany, black with rainbow colors, black with snowflake patterns, black with a golden sheen, and translucent black (Apache Tears)