8mm, Round, Smooth, Blue Goldstone Beads Silvertone Finish Fillagree Beadcaps on all Pater Beads Pewter Openwork Miraculous Medal Center 1-3/4" Pewter Crucifix Overall Length: 24" Item #589 Not a true gemstone, Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in the presence of a reducing flame. The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken or misrepresented as a natural material. The most common form of goldstone appears to be reddish-brown, but some goldstone variants have an intensely-colored glass matrix—- usually blue or violet, more rarely green—- and a more silvery appearance to the suspended crystals, whose color may be partially masked by the glass, or which may be based on different metals (perhaps cobalt, manganese, or chromium). This is truly an heirloom rosary suitable for both men and women. International orders are welcome! All rosaries and rosary products in my store have been personally handmade by me, and dedicated to the Divine Mercy of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and His Blessed Mother. See our other rosaries at JRMrosaries.com