Red Jasper Komboloi Worry Beads 5x10mm
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Red Jasper Komboloi Worry Beads
Stone size: 5x10mm
KOMBOLOI WORRY BEADS
WorryBeads or kombolói, kompoloi is a string of beads manipulated with one or two hands and used to pass time in Greek and Cypriot culture. Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose.
RED JASPER - The Greek origin of the word jasper, iaspis, means "spotted stone." This form of semiprecious chalcedony, or microcrystalline quartz, is usually red, brown or green. With its acorn-red coloring and bark-gray stripes, this gemstone has a decidedly earthy quality. The stripes often seen in red jasper are quartz veins. Jasper is mined in North Africa, Sicily, France, India, Venezuela, Germany, the U.S.A
