Brazilian Amazonite 10x8mm Faceted Butterfly A Grade - 15-16 InchBrazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white. It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil, where the stones are thought to have been originally found, however they are not currently sourced from that particular region. Amazonite has a long and illustrious history dating back to Mesopotamia. It was used in the Egyptian Book of the

Composite beads may also be called "mosaic beads" because of the visible fragments

flat radial disks and dodecahedral crystals with twelve pentagonal facets

Phosphosiderite is a combination of phosphorus and iron

but a form of natural Serpentine which is commonly referred to as Yellow Jade in the stone industry

” Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric

Since Sonoran Gold Turquoise is a relatively new find and is not as widely available as other turquoise varieties it has limited supply

red jasper and black hematite

Metaphysically it is said to help correct emotional inbalance and to enable you to feel more in control of your life

or bright blue

What makes Opal distinct is what is referred to as ‘play of color’

often found with white

It has characteristics similar to Tiger Iron and Tiger Eye