Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch Amazon Stone Morganite gets its pink hue

Morganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

000 years ago

The fibrous asbestos inclusions in the stone give it the flash that inspired its name

Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch Amazon Stone Morganite gets its pink hueBlack 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.