Brazilian Amazonite 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval - 15-16-Inch Khaulite When turned into modern beads

When turned into modern beads

and creams

The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost makes the red spots (caused by iron and hematite) look suspended in time

originally from the Lapis-Lazuli mine in Afghanistan

Aboriginal rock art

Brazilian Amazonite 8x10mm Triangle Cut Faceted Puff Oval - 15-16-Inch Khaulite When turned into modern beadsBrazilian 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