Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm Ice Obsidian is a light

Ice Obsidian is a light brown to green to gray volcanic stone

It is transparent or translucent

When the abalone shell is struck

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

Black Eye Agate is a variety of Sardonyx which has a Sard base

Wampum Shell 5x10mm Tube Bead - 15-16 Inch Size_5x9-10x18mm Ice Obsidian is a lightWampum 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.