Wampum Shell 20mm Cross Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Flower Rhodonite belongs to the Pyroxenoid

Rhodonite belongs to the Pyroxenoid group of minerals

Unlike digital or electric calipers

which comes in many forms and color variations

Because it doesn't harden the stone

is a large marine snail characterized by its distinctive

Wampum Shell 20mm Cross Bead - 15-16 Inch Shape_Flower Rhodonite belongs to the PyroxenoidWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.