Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-Inch faceted_coins they come in a rainbow

they come in a rainbow of colors besides red

Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774

Tourmaline naturally occurs in a full color spectrum and is used as both a trade name and as a gemological name for a group of minerals of varying species Different forms of tourmaline may carry different metaphysical properties

It is thought to absorb negative energy and dissipate it before it can be spread to others

Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-Inch faceted_coins they come in a rainbowBlack 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.