{"title":"HOMEPAGE Specials!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA weekly rotation of Dakota Stones gemstone bead strands for a Deeper Discount!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis week we are featuring Table Cut Strands, available for a special price, this week only!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"australian-chrysoprase-2mm-cube-table-cut-banded-15-16-inch","title":"Australian Chrysoprase 3mm Cube Table Cut Banded Bead - 15-16 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eChrysoprase is a bright apple green, translucent stone, whose color often caused ancient jewelers to confuse it with Emerald. A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony, its brilliant color comes from the presence of very small inclusions of Nickel compounds, as opposed to the presence of Chromium which creates Emerald’s green color. Chrysoprase is believed to balance the heart chakra and help one understand their needs and emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dakota Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42474696081557,"sku":"ACR3CUB-TC-B","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/6420\/8533\/products\/ACR2CUB-TC-B-001.jpg?v=1661971061"},{"product_id":"rhodochrosite-3mm-cube-table-cut-15-16-inch","title":"Rhodochrosite 3mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 15-16 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eRhodochrosite is a bubblegum pink to rose red stone, with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey. A manganese carbonate material of the Calcite group, Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning. It is considered a stone of love and has been called the Stone of the Compassionate Heart. One of its aliases is Inca Rose, so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dakota Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43140110942357,"sku":"RHD3CUB-TC","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/6420\/8533\/files\/RHD3CUB-TC-001.jpg?v=1707322754"},{"product_id":"multi-spinel-3mm-table-cut-cube-aa-grade-15-16-inch","title":"Multi Spinel 3mm Table Cut Cube - AA Grade - 15-16 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide, and comes in a range of other colors, but those varieties are transparent. Black Spinel not only has the dark color, but it is opaque as well, rendering its black especially deep and mysterious. Sometimes called the \"Black Prince's Ruby\" for its role in the English crown. 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It was sold in the markets of ancient Babylon in 4,000 BCE, worshipped by the Incas, and considered a symbol of eternal life by the Egyptians as well as being a favorite jewel of Cleopatra.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dakota Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45407862423701,"sku":"EME3CUB-TC-AA","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/6420\/8533\/files\/EME3CUB-TC-AA-001-3.jpg?v=1744654221"},{"product_id":"brazilian-amazonite-3mm-table-cut-cube-a-grade-15-16-inch","title":"Brazilian Amazonite 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white. It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil, where the stones are thought to have been originally found, however they are not currently sourced from that particular region. 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This makes sapphires very durable and scratch-resistant.\n\u003cbr\u003eFormed deep underground during the cooling of magma, sapphires get their various colors from trace elements.  Iron gives them blue, the most famous sapphire color, while titanium can create yellow or orange, and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple.  \n\u003cbr\u003eMetaphysically, all sapphires are considered stones of wisdom, however different colors have additional attributes such as enhanced emotional resilience, creativity, and receptivity. 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As the stone catches the light, inclusions of Goethite or Hematite refract the light between the layers of the crystal, producing the effect of the stone seeming to shine from within.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dakota Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45407862882453,"sku":"SUN3CUB-TC-A","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/6420\/8533\/files\/SUN3CUB-TC-A-001.jpg?v=1738606143"},{"product_id":"blue-tourmaline-3mm-table-cut-cube-a-grade-15-16-inch","title":"Blue Tourmaline 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade - 15-16 Inch","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Tourmaline ranges in color from green to blue to yellow to green with black, milky white and clear, colorless inclusions. It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron, magnesium and other metals that give it its color. 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