Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch China Petersburg

Petersburg

prized throughout history for its beautiful colors and patterns

” Due to this variety of colors

The mines these stones are sourced from are primarily copper mines

as well as a prismatic quality that differentiates it from other varieties of Moonstone

Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch China PetersburgBlack Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robins egg blue to blue green to black, occasionally mingled with rust brown. This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite, Tourmaline and Pyrite. Amazonite 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 this region.