Labradorite 6-8mm Faceted Irregular Heart - 8 Inch Stone Type_Black Gold Amazonite Carbon Steel Pliers with lap

Carbon Steel Pliers with lap joint construction

and handcrafted character to finished designs

It is a variety of banded Chalcedony with layers that may contain scarlet

It also serves as the Mohs hardness scale index mineral for a hardness of 8

5x2 Inches / 38x51mm / 3

Labradorite 6-8mm Faceted Irregular Heart - 8 Inch Stone Type_Black Gold Amazonite Carbon Steel Pliers with lapLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.