This group of bracelets are made of good grade amethyst. Interestingly we stopped buying A grade beads as they were too dark in colour for our customers. You will get some interesting variation in the beads proving they are not glass! �� These bracelets are a single strand of 6mm, 8mm or 10mm round beads with elastic which creates a great casual look. Read about how to select the right wrist size for the bracelet you are purchasing. There is not a lot of difference in shade any more as the darkest ones in photo are sold out in most sizes and beads. So now I have said “darker”. Some bracelets have two or more of the shades and a mix of “clear” and less clear beads. There were also a few that were a bit paler due to inclusions so lower grade than mid so selling at a discount. Photos 3 – trying to show the different shades – it is very minor and often is about the purple shade of the elastic used!! Paler Beads – Sold out however you can get the pale tones in the chevron amethyst version – click here. Benefits of Wearing Amethyst Bracelets While most people want to wear amethyst to protects themselves against negative energies and to blocks electromagnetic stresses, I do not believe this is really its purpose. Amethyst to me is about reducing anxiety, panic and depression. And once you are calm, it is there to aid you to have more insight, more intuition and a better connection to all that you are – your Soul, God or whatever you call your support team. Every batch we get varies such is the nature of natural crystals and the colour of the elastic. Photos done in full sun and indoor lighting (Winter vs Summer) even where Graham took the photo in the shop makes stock seem to have variations. Note some have some white shading to on a few beads. We have a more patterned version called chevron amethyst, which has several grades, click here. If you want facetted bead bracelets for sparkle, you can get these too, click here. We will intuit right one for your needs from our group of bracelets. You can see these amethyst bracelets at our shops and the fairs. Ignore packaging information below – use photos and description as guide to size.