DZI Agate 10x30mm Nine Eye Barrel Brown - 14-15 Inch Tanzanite It can be easily confused

It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its variety of colors and formations

Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century which were thought to be rubies are actually red Tourmaline

it occurs in a wide variety of patterns

created when silica hardens within the fissures of other stones

Crazy Lace Agate is named for its swirling and circular patterns

DZI Agate 10x30mm Nine Eye Barrel Brown - 14-15 Inch Tanzanite It can be easily confusedDZI 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