Pale green prehnite with a soft, rounded translucency.
Prehnite often forms after existing rock has been altered, growing into the fractures and open spaces left behind. Change does not simply erase what was there; sometimes, it creates the room for another form to emerge. Worn as a soft, low-shine green, it reads as mineral depth rather than gemstone flash.
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Bead size: 10mm
Made to order: allow 3–7 business days before dispatch. United States: 6–12 calendar days after dispatch, with an estimated total of 7–15 business days from order to arrival. Duties are prepaid. Return requests are accepted within 14 days of receipt. Read full shipping terms →
The two-year warranty covers verified material and craft defects. Natural stone characteristics and normal wear are not defects.
Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂ + Ca₂(Al,Fe)₃(SiO₄)₃(OH)
Pale green host · dark green inclusions
Calcium aluminium hydroxysilicate
Botryoidal aggregate habit
No heat, dye, coating, or artificial irradiation
This lot is untreated: no heat, dye, coating or artificial irradiation.
Prehnite luminous translucency
Pale green saturation depth
Sphere polish across epidote inclusions
Readily available at this quality
Approximately 20% of inspected material enters BE. production. The remaining 80% is returned to supplier or set aside for non-production use.
StudioThe lowest material reading is Standard.
SignatureThe lowest material reading is Strong.
HeritageAll three material readings Exceptional, and Treasure Exceptional too.
Shares are BE.'s own estimate from its buying, not a statistic.
Prehnite-with-epidote lot received with sourcing documentation. Lot calibrated for pale green saturation and epidote inclusion distribution across spherical polish.
Weighed, photographed, and scored. Tone rated Exceptional; Transparency and Texture rated Strong; Treasure rated Standard — consistent with prehnite's phyllosilicate translucency and epidote-inclusion selectivity. Signature tier assigned. Lot 2026.02 record issued.
Lot released to production. Each bead re-inspected for luminous translucency and epidote distribution before stringing.
Begins the day your order is placed. 3–7 business days, by hand, by one craftsman.
Final inspection before dispatch. Shipped with order record. The lot number matches this card.
Prehnite is a calcium aluminium silicate hydroxide that commonly forms in cavities, fractures, and low-grade metamorphic or hydrothermal settings. It turns open space into a surface where growth can continue. In this material, darker epidote inclusions are held within that luminous matrix.
This lot was selected for luminous translucency and inclusion distribution: pale green body light, continuous dark-green markings, and no washed-out beads that flatten the strand. The standard is glow with legible boundary. The inclusions needed to support the light, not interrupt it.
This is Flow because prehnite creates a surface where later mineral stories can land. Prehnite does not become luminous by being empty; it becomes luminous by making room. The darker inclusions give the glow a boundary without breaking it.
Read the full Prehnite guide → Field assessment · BE. Studio · 2026Prehnite Strand Bracelet
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This piece uses natural, untreated stone. No heat, dye, coating or artificial irradiation is applied. Its lot details are recorded on the Stone Origin Record supplied with the piece.
Natural stone changes with light, angle, and screen settings. Product photos are edited for clarity, but the material may read deeper, softer, or more muted in daily light.
Email us within 14 days of receiving your order to start a return. The piece must be unworn, undamaged, and in its original packaging. Return shipping is the buyer's responsibility. Once we receive, inspect, and approve the return, your refund is processed to the original payment method within 5–10 business days.
Allow 3–7 business days for studio preparation. United States delivery takes 6–12 calendar days after dispatch, with an estimated total of 7–15 business days from order to arrival. Other supported destinations take 5–14 business days after dispatch; the overall estimated total is 7–21 business days, depending on destination. These are estimates; remote destinations, customs procedures, and carrier conditions may extend them. Duties and import taxes are prepaid by BE. Orders over €300 ship free; below that threshold, shipping is shown at checkout. Full destination restrictions are listed on the Shipping page.
Your piece arrives in the BE. box with its Stone Origin Record and BE. brand series card. Gift wrapping is available at checkout if it is going to someone else.
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Verified reviews
Got it as a Christmas gift. She wears it constantly and the colour has grown on me. The translucent green looks different every time depending on the light - sometimes almost clear, sometimes properly green. I keep catching myself staring at her wrist. Think I need my own bracelet from BE now.
I like the soft green tone. It has enough character without shouting from the wrist.
Asked a sizing question before ordering and had to wait 3 days for a response. When they did reply it was detailed and helpful. The bracelet itself is great - the prehnite has a lovely soft glow and sits comfortably on the wrist. Four stars because I think customer service could be faster for a brand at this price point.
I own three now and the prehnite is the most unusual one. The green-yellow colour is more muted than my other two bracelets. It doesn't grab attention the same way, which I sometimes like and sometimes wish it did. There's a depth to the translucency that's hard to describe - it's best appreciated up close. Slight knock because on busy days I find myself reaching for my bolder pieces instead.
The soft green tone felt more specific when I kept the rest of the outfit simple.
obsessed with the colour. that's all.
Not jade, not aventurine, not anything else. Just a soft yellow-green I've never seen before.
The workmanship is good, but the green is soft rather than mint or fluorescent. It is not exactly what I had in mind.
The bracelet itself is beautiful, but the current page still does not fully show the cloudy depth inside the beads. In person there is more translucency, and the occasional darker internal mark reads natural rather than distracting.
The soft green-yellow matched my sage green dress beautifully. It's unusual enough to be interesting but not flashy or over the top - exactly the vibe I wanted for a formal event. Prehnite is such an underrated stone. I'll be wearing this to every summer occasion from now on.
I chose 6.5 inch because I wanted the softer green to stay compact rather than drifting too loosely across the wrist. That worked well. The bracelet keeps its shape, and the cloudy glow inside the beads remains visible instead of getting lost in movement.
The prehnite is a genuinely unusual stone and the translucency is lovely in sunlight. But I find myself reaching for my other bracelets more often. It's very pretty but doesn't feel like it has the visual weight of darker stones. Maybe that's the point - it's light and easy. Still keeping it, four stars because it didn't become the daily wear I hoped for.
