Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Faceted Round Banded - 15-16 InchBlack Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robins egg blue to blue green to black, occasionally mingled with rust brown. This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite, Tourmaline and Pyrite. Amazonite 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 this region.

Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 to ton blocks of the stone

is often mistaken for turquoise due to its rich blues and blue to greens

The green coloring has likened the stone of jadeite in the past

Emerald has been prized and revered in many different cultures for over 6

It is also known as Dragon's Blood Stone or Dragon Stone if it has red coloration

” the other being Nephrite

but the difference in the pattern really stands out and shows it's individual beauty

though it also can occur in dark brown and golden colors

It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture

Weight: grams: 160-210 grams

The shell is often found naturally polished with a green or brown spiral on one side and a white "eye" on the other

the easy-on-the-eyes nature of a pale yellow color