Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08222024 “Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

“Butter” suggests qualities of smoothness

This semi-translucent stone occurs in an array of hues

and can display a nearly emerald green color due to the presence of Chromium within the stone

including lazurite

Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Round - 15-16 Inch featured_08222024 “Butter” suggests qualities of smoothnessBrazilian 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