Amazonite 4mm Table Cut Cube Bead - 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

flat radial disks and dodecahedral crystals with twelve pentagonal facets

The word "beryl" is derived from the Greek beryllos

Only a small percentage of Wampum shells have deep layers of purple and are thick enough to make beads

meaning that their facets were cut using industrial grade diamond

It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite

but also for industrial purposes from watch gears and scientific instruments to sandpaper and other abrasives

chrysocolla

The white and purple layers of the shell create beautiful patterns

or bright blue

Great for gift giving or get one for yourself

it is believed to have been worn Cicero

It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits