Prehnite 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch R1231 as waters loosen and decompose

as waters loosen and decompose the organic elements and replace them with silicate substances

Rainbow Moonstone is named for its moon-like glow or chatoyancy

a Greek philosopher and botanist who also named the stone

commonly with inclusions of copper in speckled patterns throughout the stone

Prehnite 3x4mm Rondelle Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch R1231 as waters loosen and decomposePrehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774. Prehnite is translucent to transparent, in colors from light green to yellow green to olive, with occasional inclusions of Black Tourmaline that crisscross the stone in fibrous patterns. It is a phyllosilicate composed of silicon, calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron.