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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 951526, member: 5833&quot;]They are not properly called Peking glass, although the proper names for things are not always the best ones to use to find others that are similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are tough.&nbsp; To my eye they look more like chrysoprase than any other stone.&nbsp; Shade of green ranges widely, but here are some beads that are close:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.livemaster.com/item/26953631-ornamental-stones-chrysoprase-beads-46-cm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.livemaster.com/item/26953631-ornamental-stones-chrysoprase-beads-46-cm" rel="nofollow">https://www.livemaster.com/item/26953631-ornamental-stones-chrysoprase-beads-46-cm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://cs1.livemaster.ru/storage/f2/0c/35e6151c8e4f49905b1966ab69yu--ornamental-stones-chrysoprase-beads-46-cm.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As kyra said, large holes are an argument against stone &amp; for glass, but the holes do not seem to be uniform in size: most are small enough that the knot holds the bead in place; in some spots the bead hole is large enough to slip over the knot.&nbsp; Shapes are somewhat variable &amp; haziness noted in some beads.&nbsp; Is the surface finish a bit satiny, not super glassy smooth?&nbsp; These are sending out both kinds of signals, really hard to tell.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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