Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Round - 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

as Obsidian can be formed into a blade many times sharper than steel surgical blades

light tans and earthtones

cream and mahogany brown

Our Chakra strands are comprised of Amethyst

No two are exactly alike

The inclusions are of manganese or iron

glass is melted in a furnace and then combined with a coloring agent to produce the swirling inclusions of pink within the clear material

however different colors have additional attributes such as enhanced emotional resilience

known for its incredible hardness

creating veins and mottling that ranges in color from rust to black

Young trees cannot be legally harvested

currently believed to be due to the presence of a copper-based mineral such as Malachite or Azurite