Large 10mm Admiral Blue Mashan Jade BeadsPrice is per 15 inch string of about 40 beads to the string. Mashan Jade is really Dolonite Marble although dyed, the colour is fixed. Beautiful colour & sheen. For 5,000 years Imperial China used the word "jade" as something precious. Because jade is said to have all the attributes most valued in society. A symbol of purity and serenity, it is delicate, but will not break is beautiful, but not impermanent, it can be flawed with lines, but still