Amethyst 8mm Round Faceted Large Hole Beads - 8 InchAmethyst 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

mustard yellow

This stone is relatively soft

Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz

revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection

They are all silicate minerals

Terahertz is a spectacular man made ore

It is a rare variety of Pectolite

Mixed Impression Jasper is a composite made by fusing stone fragments using heat

Mined in: Sri Lanka

many people believe that diamonds are formed from coal

fluorannite

Verdite is a light to dark-green metamorphic rock