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Red agate is a banded chalcedony, a fine-grained quartz coloured by iron. It has long been carried as a stone of courage and steady energy.

Agate is a banded chalcedony, a fine-grained quartz. This green variety is soft and even in tone. Traditionally a stone of balance.

Tiger's eye and hawk's eye are quartz with fine fibres inside, which is why a band of light seems to glide across each bead. Traditionally a stone of focus.

Tiger's eye is quartz with fibrous inclusions that give it a moving, silky sheen (chatoyancy). It is traditionally worn for focus and clear thinking.

A green variety of tiger's eye: the same silky, light-catching quartz in softer, leafier tones. Traditionally linked with growth and renewal.

A dark, coffee-brown tiger's eye. Its low-key shimmer makes it the easiest stone to layer with anything. Traditionally a grounding stone.

Blue tiger's eye, also called hawk's eye, is quartz with blue crocidolite fibres that shimmer as it moves. Traditionally a stone of calm.

A mix of tiger's eye varieties strung together, so the colour shifts bead to bead. Traditionally a stone of energy and confidence.

Onyx is a black chalcedony, a fine-grained quartz. Deep, even and glossy, it has long been worn as a protective stone.

Mother of pearl is the iridescent inner layer of a shell (nacre). Each bead shows its own soft play of light. Traditionally a stone of serenity.

Rutilated quartz is clear quartz with natural needles of rutile inside. No two beads carry the same pattern. Traditionally a stone of clarity.

Howlite is a white mineral with natural grey veins, so every bead is marked a little differently. Traditionally worn for calm.

Moonstone is a feldspar whose layered structure scatters light into a soft glow (adularescence). Traditionally a stone of intuition.

Malachite is a copper mineral known for its concentric green bands, so every bead is patterned differently. Traditionally a stone of growth.