A while back I purchased a “gem” on eBay from a Far East seller located in Thailand (this also applies to Laos, Tibet, China etc…)

The stone is called the eye of Buddha, the sellers claim it came from a river.
I liked the story and I didn’t mind spending a bit of money.

However, when I received the stone, it was a very heavy for any type of gemstone. Having been in the jewelry business for 15 years, I have never seen such a formation in natural gemstones.

I took it to a gem lab for identification and the stone was identified to be man-made glass.
The eye of Buddha is nothing but cheap glass, full with Lead which which is not healthy either.

This is not a good purchase unless you like spending a lot of money for glass beads and a made up or misused story.

Thanks!