DZI Agate 8x12mm Barrel Brown Eye - 15-16 Inch Gem Jars Pietersite has been called the

Pietersite 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

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

while today it is primarily mined in Africa

Obsidian ranges in color from opaque black

a mineral of the Quartz family

DZI Agate 8x12mm Barrel Brown Eye - 15-16 Inch Gem Jars Pietersite has been called theDZI Agate is made to resemble beads first found in India between 1000 and 2000 BCE. These reproductions are designed in the traditional color, pattern and finish of the original DZI beads. Authentic DZI beads were used in ancient times in India, Tibet and other Asian countries, and those that still exist today have been passed down for generations. The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places