DZI Turtle Agate 10mm Round Brown - 15-16 Inch featured_01292026 An aluminum silicate mineral

An aluminum silicate mineral

in a variety of swirling and linear patterns

Legend has it that the stone is the petrified remains of ancient dragons

It may also be called Rocky Butte Picture Jasper

DZI Turtle Agate 10mm Round Brown - 15-16 Inch featured_01292026 An aluminum silicate mineralDZI 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