Amazonite 10mm 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

Peridot (pair-uh-doe) is one of only two gems

Copper within the Pectolite creates the beautiful blue and turquoise colors in the stone

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

One of the best-known physical properties of topaz is its hardness

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

The deposits within the rock become Turquoise after a chemical reaction occurs over long periods of time

Bloodstone most commonly refers to green Jasper with red inclusions consisting of Hematite

The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue

In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue

which takes millions of years

often found with white

with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen