Black Obsidian Crystal Bracelet Bead Size:6mm the harvest is still done

the harvest is still done by hand

Known for its distinctive reflective band that moves across the surface of the stone

indifferent to daylight

a long-standing practice

the bundle that doubles as a small visual piece between uses

Black Obsidian Crystal Bracelet Bead Size:6mm the harvest is still doneObsidian a pure glassy black that holds light like still water, not a crystal but volcanic glass, lava cooled too fast. Edged sharper than steel when it breaks. From Mexico, strung on elastic cord. It has no crystal structure at all lava so rich in silica it froze before crystals could form. That is why it breaks in the curved, razor edged fractures called conchoidal, and why a thin edge glows translucent brown against the light. That edge made it the