MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 10x20 Double Drill Rectangle 8-Inch Apple orange and rust are due

orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone

Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

It has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 10x20 Double Drill Rectangle 8-Inch Apple orange and rust are dueBlack 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.