Amethyst 6mm Round Faceted - Large Hole BeadsAmethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a Gem of Fire by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at times valued as highly as Diamond. Today, this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world. The presence of Manganese within the stone produces the purple hue, and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light

Apatite has been labeled the “deceitful stone” due to its close resemblance to other much more valuable gems

reddish to browns

malachite and a variety of iron oxide minerals

this beautiful Carnelian rock specimen is perfect for gift giving or keep for yourself

Hydrogrossular garnet is an especially rare gemstone

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

depositing layer upon layer of Quartz silicate to create the banding and patterns now prized in Botswana Agate

The blue color

Each stone is unique in terms of its patterns

A visually dynamic stone

Orthoceras was an ancient mollusk that lived over 370 million years ago

It is also one of the hardest