• Eos · 初曦 — sugar-cube rhodochrosite beads with gold-plated spacers and an 8 mm iron meteorite center bead, photographed on dark slate
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STELLAR BONE · Third Pole Stone

Meteorite & Rhodochrosite Bracelet — Eos

Meteorite & Rhodochrosite Bracelet — Eos

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Materials

Iron meteorite bead 8 mm × 1; rhodochrosite sugar-cube 6 mm; gold-plated spacers 5 mm; gold-plated clasp

Dimensions

Stones 6 mm · center iron meteorite bead 8 mm · sizes 18 / 20 / 22 cm

Origin

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau · Third Pole

Element

Fire

Edition

Hand-strung in small batches

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Arrives in 7–12 days

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30-day returns

Full refund, on us

How we describe a piece

Every listing says what the piece is made of, where the material was found, and what we could not verify. There are no certificates here, because in this trade most certificates are marketing paper. What you get instead is the piece exactly as photographed — same materials, same hand-stringing, described down to the clasp — and thirty days to change your mind.

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Eos · 初曦 — rhodochrosite beside sky-iron

Eos is named for the first light of dawn, and built from the same contrast: rhodochrosite, a manganese carbonate mineral that grows in rose-and-cream banded layers, beside a bead of iron meteorite — sky-iron found on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, the "Third Pole." The Han court astronomers wrote that when a star falls to earth it becomes stone; this strand carries both halves of that moment, the fire of arrival and the soft light after.

About the stones

Rhodochrosite's bands form as mineral-rich water deposits layer after layer in underground cavities — no two beads band alike, which is exactly why we photograph each strand under magnification instead of using stock photos. The meteorite bead is real thokcha ("sky iron" in Tibetan), its surface marked by the Widmanstätten pattern: crystalline bands that grew roughly one millimeter per million years as the asteroid's core cooled in space. No workshop can imitate that structure; it is what separates a real meteorite bead from "meteorite-style" steel.

Sizing and wearing

Available in 18, 20 and 22 cm; beads are 8 mm, strung and knotted by hand with a plated clasp. Rhodochrosite is a softer stone (Mohs 3.5–4) — it prefers daily wear over rough handling, which suits a bracelet that lives its life at a desk, a dinner, a first date. Natural patterns vary slightly piece to piece; that is the material, not a flaw.

Honest disclosure, no certificates

We don't print "certificates" — most certificates in this trade are marketing paper. Every listing states what the piece is, where the material was found, and what remains unverified. If your piece ever disagrees with the listing, return it within 30 days for a full refund, on us.

Care

Wipe with the included soft cloth after a heavy-wear day; keep it dry when you can and set it aside for swimming. Iron meteorite may deepen into a gunmetal patina over the years — the metal aging, not damage. In stock and ready to ship.

Part of the Celestial Bone series · All bracelets · Find your element

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SERIES of 30
A small series, honestly made

Eos is produced in a limited run of 30 pieces. Natural rhodochrosite and meteorite patterns vary slightly from piece to piece — that is the material, not a flaw. If the piece you receive doesn't match the photos and specs, return it within 30 days for a full refund.

Good to know

Why an iron meteorite at the center?

The one dark bead is thokcha — sky iron — an iron meteorite from the heights of the Third Pole, etched with natural Widmanstätten patterns that cannot be faked. On the Plateau, sky iron has been carried for over a thousand years. It holds the center the way the sun holds the morning.

Caring for rhodochrosite & meteoritic iron

Rhodochrosite is a soft, gentle stone — keep it off for sports, and avoid perfume and water directly on the beads. The iron meteorite should stay dry; wipe it with the soft cloth included after a heavy-wear day. Over years it may deepen into a gunmetal patina — the metal aging, not damage.

Sizing & clasp

Three sizes — 18 cm, 20 cm, 22 cm — closed with a gold-plated clasp, no elastic to age. Measure your wrist and add 1–2 cm for a comfortable fit. Each piece is assembled to order; please allow 15–30 days of making time.

Our honest-materials statement

We state everything we know about each piece — class, origin, materials — and admit what we don't. No inflated stories, no invented provenance. If your piece ever disagrees with the listing, return it within 30 days for a full refund, on us.

Specimen Details

Origin
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau · Third Pole
Material
Iron meteorite bead 8 mm × 1; rhodochrosite sugar-cube 6 mm; gold-plated spacers 5 mm; gold-plated clasp
Dimensions
Stones 6 mm · center iron meteorite bead 8 mm · sizes 18 / 20 / 22 cm
Finish
Sugar-cube cut rhodochrosite; polished meteoritic iron; gold-plated accents
火字

Eastern Five Elements · 文化渊源

Elemental reading: Fire

Fire begets earth, earth begets metal: rhodochrosite wears the red of fire and the body of earth; from that earth, sky iron — metal — rises at the center. A five-element generation chain, closed into one circle.

Yin · Yang — Warm dawn-pink stone is yin; sky iron is yang — gold spacers alternating around one dark, star-forged core.

“A falling star, reaching the earth, becomes stone.” — Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, c. 91 BC

Cultural heritage narrative only. We make no functional or metaphysical claims.

Rose & Sky Iron · Cut From the Same Dawn

Two Stories on One Wrist

The Dawn — First Light, Cut to Sparkle

Rhodochrosite, cut into little sugar cubes, holds the exact pink of dawn at its first minute — warmth you can wear. Cut facets catch the light and carry it, morning-bright, around the whole wrist.

The Iron — Sky Metal, Worked by Hand

At the center, one bead of iron meteorite — thokcha, sky iron, collected and worked on the Plateau for a thousand years. Dawn is yin warmth, sky iron is yang; worn together in one unbroken circle, they complete the pair.

Wear It With

Where It Belongs

Everyday — worn alone

Light enough to forget you are wearing it, distinct enough that people ask. The piece that starts conversations about the Third Pole.

Stacked — with gold or leather

The dawn-pink stones sit naturally beside warm metals and leather. Keep metals in the same temperature range — gold tones — and the stack reads as one deliberate gesture.

Gifting — vermilion box

Arrives in our signature vermilion gift box. A limited run of 30 — uncommon enough to feel chosen, honest enough to wear every day.

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