Pietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch 12x16-18x25mm red and gray in swirling

red and gray in swirling circular patterns

It forms when Quartz and Feldspar crystallize in radial aggregates within other silica-rich stones

These include annite

including lazurite

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

Pietersite 8x6 Table Cut Corner Drilled Cube Bead - 15-16 Inch 12x16-18x25mm red and gray in swirlingPietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light. It also occurs in golden yellows and browns as well as milky white. Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye, Hawk Eye and Jasper and is believed to discharge negative energies and cleanse the aura.