Staurolite (Chiastolite) 4mm Round Beads

Staurolite (Chiastolite) Round 4mm Gemstone Beads (100pce Strand) - 40cm/16'" Strand.

A special property of staurolite is that it often occurs twinned in a characteristic cross-shapes, called penetration twinning. Staurolite gets its name from the Greek word, stauros for cross and lithos for stone in reference to the common twinning.