Shilaa
Gemstone bracelets and a raw amethyst cluster on bone paper

Lot 2026—04 · Jaipur

Certified stones,
filed and traceable

Third-party lab tested
Hand-strung in Jaipur
7-day returns
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01 — The house

We publish the lots we send back

Most of this category runs on claims. We buy rough at the source, send every batch to a third-party lab, and file what comes back — the passes and the failures both. The stone in your hand has a reference, and the reference has a document behind it.

312
Lots recorded

Since 2019

19
Lots returned

Failed assay, sent back

4
Tests per batch

Before anything is strung

  • Pyrite & tiger eye
    Pyrite & tiger eyeBTR-2026-PYR-0412
  • Raw amethyst
    Raw amethystBTR-2026-AME-0418
  • Karungali ebony
    Karungali ebonyBTR-2026-KAR-0331
Bracelets
Plate A04 in catalogue

Bracelets

Eight-millimetre beads on steel-core cord.

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Malas
Plate B02 in catalogue

Malas

One hundred and eight, knotted between each bead.

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Raw & tumbled
Plate C01 in catalogue

Raw & tumbled

Uncut clusters. Each one is the piece you receive.

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Between plates

Everystoneistakenapart,measuredandwrittendownbeforeitiseverstrung.

02 — Protocol

Four tests before a bead is strung

  • Mineral identification
    Test 01

    Mineral identification

    Infrared spectroscopy read against a reference library — what separates natural quartz from glass, resin and dyed substitutes.

    Glass · Resin · Dyed stone

  • Treatment disclosure
    Test 02

    Treatment disclosure

    Magnification and spectroscopy for dye, irradiation and heat. Treated stones are disclosed, never sold as untreated.

    Dye · Irradiation · Heat

  • Radiographic inspection
    Test 03

    Radiographic inspection

    X-ray for an intact natural hollow and an unbroken mukhi count — the two most common frauds in the rudraksha trade.

    Glued beads · Carved mukhi

  • Density check
    Test 04

    Density check

    Water displacement against known specific gravity. Genuine ebony heartwood sinks; stained softwood floats.

    Stained softwood

03 — Record

The open ledger

The last six lots assayed, including the one we sent back. Every code here is searchable on the site.

  • BTR-2026-AME-0418Pass

    Amethyst

    Minas Gerais, BRAssayed 18.04.26
  • BTR-2026-PYR-0412Pass

    Pyrite

    Huanzala, PEAssayed 12.04.26
  • BTR-2026-RUD-0407Pass

    Rudraksha, 5 mukhi

    Bhojpur, NPAssayed 07.04.26
  • BTR-2026-KAR-0331Pass

    Karungali ebony

    Tamil Nadu, INAssayed 31.03.26
  • BTR-2026-TGE-0326Returned

    Tiger eye

    Northern Cape, ZAAssayed 26.03.26
  • BTR-2026-SPH-0319Pass

    Rock crystal

    Kullu, INAssayed 19.03.26

Lot BTR-2026-TGE-0326 returned to supplier — dye detected on 4 of 60 beads.

On the shelf

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Two questions, one stone

Start from what you want to shift and how you want to carry it.

Carrying

Wearing

Your match

Gold Plated Modern Rudraksha

Rudraksha

Five-mukhi Nepali rudraksha capped in 24K gold plating. Traditional bead, contemporary silhouette.

₹1,599See the piece

Appendix — Species index

12 listed