This is a 0.6 oz bracelet of shungite beads from Karelia, Russia. The bracelet is stretchy to 4.25” so that is slips easily over the hand and the beads are “dainty” at 0.25” in diameter. The beads have a nice polish and are beautifully shaped.

Shungite is a relatively new discovery … a natural fullerene or “bucky ball”. These were discovered in the late 1980s and have been the subject of many experiments; prior to that time, no one had known that carbon could take on a circular crystalline form. Now, keep in mind that when you find shungite in the natural state, it appears amorphous, meaning that there is no apparent crystalline structure. On a very microscopic level, the molecules are spherical and rather resemble a soccer ball. For a discussion of the chemistry, check the Wikipedia.

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Stretchy Russian Shungite Bracelet