Labradorite 8x11mm Leaf - 8 InchLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.

which has earned it the nickname Merlin stone

Mexican Black and Red Zebra Jasper has banded and marbled patterns of translucent to opaque milky white

its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that occurs when copper is introduced to water

Flower Jade is a form of Jadeite

and its name is derived from the Greek “apate

Turritella Agate’s rich brown and black colors are patterned with the fossilized remains of sea creatures millions of years old

Because aventurine is a rock

the best cord size is one where the beads slide easily over the eye of the built-in needle and across the length of the silk

but gemologists eventually gave it its own spotlight

Crazy Lace Agate

A visually dynamic stone

green and yellow with white and gray inclusions