Black Gold Amazonite 10x14 Oval 8-InchBlack 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.

bubbles and crystal-rich layers that form as lava flows onto the surface of stone —

and crystal formations on the collars are natural and unenhanced in any way

as well as its iridescent sparkle

a cryptocrystalline Quartz

Sage Agate forms in volcanish ash

It is opaque

the third to hardest common natural gemstone

It is often thought of as an all-black stone

Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet

Tibet and other Asian countries

golden tan

currently believed to be due to the presence of a copper-based mineral such as Malachite or Azurite