Shungite & Pyrite

 
Origins
 
Formed approximately two billion years ago in the Karelian region of northwestern Russia.
Among the oldest carbon-bearing materials on earth.
Named after the village of Shunga on the shores of Lake Onega.
Pyrite takes its name from the Greek pyr, meaning fire.
The Inca polished pyrite into mirrors used for divination.
 
Elements
 
Earth
 
 
Energy Gate
 
All
 
 
Product Description
 
This Mala is formed from 108 shungite beads, each one carrying material that formed two billion years ago. The number 108 carries its own ancient weight in contemplative tradition. Here it is applied to one of the oldest substances on earth.
 
The shungite beads are framed by sterling silver signature bead settings and strung on black woven silk, its tone as dark as the stone itself. The piece is completed with eight millimetre Chinese Fu marker beads and a ten millimetre Fu Guru bead in solid sterling silver.