Cuprite 24x36mm Free Form Marquise Pendant - CLEARANCECuprite is a copper oxide mineral frequently found in association with copper deposits as well as azurite, chrysocolla, malachite and a variety of iron oxide minerals. Usually occurring in a deep red color, Dakota Stones Cuprite ranges from pale to deep blue green, with flecks of light to deep red and patterns of copper brown. The name derives from cuprum, the Latin word for copper.

Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite

and this phenomenon is thought to be due to impurities of yttrium or organic matter within the crystal lattice

When this combination crystallized

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

and Magtalisai

Iron gives them blue

Yellow Jasper is a golden brown stone with patterns that appear strikingly similar to wood grain

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests

and is traceable to virtually all ancient civilizations

between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9)

periwinkle

s Fair in Germany