Brazilian Amazonite 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch faceted-rounds-merged Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster

Rhodochrosite has a pearly luster and often displays banded patterning

but the difference in the pattern really stands out and shows it's individual beauty

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

It is a very soft stone typically found near copper deposits

Brazilian Amazonite 6x8mm Triangle Cut Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch faceted-rounds-merged Rhodochrosite has a pearly lusterBrazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white. It 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 that particular region. Amazonite has a long and illustrious history dating back to Mesopotamia. It was used in the Egyptian Book of the