Shungite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Control **The strand pictured is banded

**The strand pictured is banded but the strand you receive may not be banded

It is believed to bring the wearer water energy and to promote flow

and is similar to Mahogany

which can be found throughout South and Southeast Asia

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

Shungite 4mm Round - 15-16 Inch Control **The strand pictured is bandedShungite is a black, lustrous, non crystalline mineraloid consisting of a high percentage of carbon. It was first found in a deposit near Shunga village, in Karelia, Russia, where it gets its name. Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century. Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite. The antibacterial properties of shungite have been confirmed by