Wampum Shell 12x15mm Carved Shell Bead - 15-16 Inch Hydrogrossular madre xacao or madre de

madre xacao or madre de cacao

mossy greens

yellow-brown to brown shell covered in bumps (pustules)

It is opaque and occurs in a wide variety of colors

Green Grass Jasper is an opaque blue-green to yellow-green with black inclusions forming marbled patterns in the stone

Wampum Shell 12x15mm Carved Shell Bead - 15-16 Inch Hydrogrossular madre xacao or madre deWampum is made from one of the hardest and most beautiful shells in the world: the Northern Quahog, a clam found along the New England coast. The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns. Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads.