Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08222024 including lazurite

including lazurite

and can display a nearly emerald green color due to the presence of Chromium within the stone

Emerald and Heliodore -- and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities

” The orange color is attributed to the presence of hematite or goethite within the rock

Isaac’s Cathedral in St

Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08222024 including lazuriteBrazilian 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