Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Rondelle Large Hole - 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.

It was used in the Egyptian Book of the Dead

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

The hematite inclusions are responsible for the stone’s color

It is mined in Peru

Amazonite is a member of the feldspar family

Red Australian Picture Jasper

that were deposited in shallow sea beds

sometimes referred to as “the most colorful mineral in the world

as it operates primarily on the root chakra

It was originally found in the Ural mountains of Russia

the month the ancient Romans dedicated to Neptune

sometimes referred to as Crocodile Jasper for its deep green color and deep brown or black oval rings reminiscent of crocodile skin