Moonstone & Blue Tiger’s Eye Mala Bracelet

Description

A moonstone blue tiger’s eye mala bracelet carries three distinct surfaces to the wrist. The stones are chosen for their individual optical qualities and worn together on a single knotted strand. Cool, smooth, and calibrated in weight to the hand.

Mala bracelets follow the form of the traditional 108-bead mala, condensed to a wrist-worn count of 21 or 27 beads. This bracelet combines three stones: moonstone from Sri Lanka, valued for its adularescence, the floating blue-white internal sheen produced by layered feldspar; blue tiger’s eye from South Africa, a silicified crocidolite with fine chatoyancy; and apatite from Brazil or Madagascar, a phosphate mineral with clean blue-green color. Each bead is hand-cut, drilled, and polished before stringing.

The bracelet carries 27 beads, each 8 mm in diameter, strung on braided elastic with Buddhist knotting at each bead. Moonstone beads show adularescence: a visible shimmer that shifts under directional light. Blue tiger’s eye carries a golden-blue chatoyancy, the surface appearing to move as the angle changes. Apatite beads are consistent blue-green, without optical effect. A sandalwood marker bead identifies the start of the count. Interior circumference fits 16 to 18 cm.

Mala bracelet combining moonstone, blue tiger’s eye, and apatite. 27 beads, 8 mm diameter, knotted elastic cord. Sandalwood marker bead. Fits 16-18 cm wrist. Stones from Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Brazil or Madagascar. Handcrafted.

Three distinct surfaces on a single strand. The bracelet wears well against bare skin or layered. Artisan d’Asie selects each stone individually for surface quality.