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Chalcedony Agate Bracelet with Cinnabar Bloodspots, 18 Beads, 10×9mm, dusty mauve-rose, gold spacers (N-030526-CB2)
Chalcedony Agate Bracelet with Cinnabar Bloodspots, 18 Beads, 10×9mm, dusty mauve-rose, gold spacers (N-030526-CB2)
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On several beads in this bracelet the cinnabar does not spread — it gathers, forming distinct cluster groupings that sit within the stone like a stamp pressed from the inside.
This bracelet shares its material origin with N-030526-CB — both are natural chalcedony agate with cinnabar (硃砂/zhūshā) bloodspot inclusions, both dusty mauve-rose, both 18 beads at 10.0mm × 9.0mm. The difference is in the form and the character of the bloodspot inclusions. Where N-030526-CB carries its cinnabar integrated into broad sweep banding, this bracelet presents cinnabar as concentrated discrete cluster masses — multiple individual dark brown-red inclusion points grouped closely together on the surface of individual beads, reading in several cases as a cross or four-dot cluster formation. Images 3, 7, and 8 show this most clearly: deep dark brown-red cinnabar groupings, dense and defined, sitting within the chalcedony body against the warm dusty mauve-rose ground. These are not surface marks. They are inclusions within the agate, formed during the stone's geological growth phase and inseparable from the material itself.
The bead form on this bracelet is fully spherical — rounder and fuller in profile than the cushion-barrel form of N-030526-CB, which carries a more squared, flattened cross-section. Here the beads are consistently round, and the gold-tone rondelle spacers between each bead provide both visual rhythm and practical separation, preventing the beads from surface contact and framing the mauve-rose ground against a warm gold accent. The spacers are flat rondelle disc form, uniformly sized, and consistent throughout the bracelet.
The chalcedony base colour is the same dusty mauve-rose shared across both bracelets — a muted, semi-translucent stone sitting between pale lavender and soft rose. In stronger light (Images 4 and 6) individual beads reveal a paler near-translucent lavender-blush zone where the stone is most clear, the warm rust-brown banding sweeping across it at a different tone. The variation between beads is natural and expected — no two stones from the same agate formation carry identical internal patterning, and the bracelet as a whole reads as a sequence of related but individually distinct geological moments held in a single cord.
The bracelet is strung on elastic cord and sized for standard adult wrist wear. The gold-tone spacers elevate the finished presentation, giving this bracelet a more polished and intentional aesthetic compared to its unspacered counterpart.
Cinnabar Bloodspots in Natural Chalcedony
Cinnabar (硃砂/zhūshā) — mercuric sulfide (HgS) — forms within agate during its original growth phase, requiring a specific combination of mercury, sulfur, temperature, and geological time that cannot be replicated artificially within the stone. The resulting inclusions range from fine dispersed micro-dots through sweep-integrated banding to the concentrated cluster masses visible on the most striking beads in this bracelet. In Tibetan and Chinese collecting tradition, cinnabar inclusions in natural stone are considered highly auspicious — signs of a stone with exceptional vitality, accumulated earth energy, and deep geological origin. The cluster formation visible on multiple beads here — where several cinnabar points group into a defined mass — is among the more visually striking presentations of this inclusion type.
Spec Block
Material: Natural chalcedony agate with cinnabar (硃砂/zhūshā) bloodspot inclusions; dusty mauve-rose ground; warm rust-brown sweep banding; concentrated deep dark brown-red cinnabar cluster masses on multiple beads Bead Count: 18 beads Bead Size: 10.0mm × 9.0mm Bead Form: Fully spherical; smooth rounded profile Accents: Gold-tone flat rondelle spacers between each bead Surface: Highly glossy; semi-translucent in strong light Stringing: Elastic cord; standard adult wrist sizing Bloodspots: Yes — concentrated deep dark brown-red cinnabar (硃砂/zhūshā) cluster masses; discrete multi-point groupings on multiple beads; geological in origin; macro-visible in Images 3, 7, 8 Product ID: N-030526-CB2 Collection: Natural Stone Collection | Bloodspot Collection
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Blog Links
- Cinnabar Bloodspots in Dzi Beads: What They Are and Why They Matter
- What Are Dzi Beads? History, Meaning & Authentication
Eighteen spherical chalcedony beads, gold spacers between every one, and cinnabar cluster masses that announce themselves without any magnification.
We never retouch our photos. What you see is exactly what you will receive.
📷 We never retouch our photos. Every bead is photographed exactly as it is. What you see is what you receive.
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