Brazilian Amazonite 2x4mm Tube - 15-16 Inch birthstone_garnet giving it a naturally harder

giving it a naturally harder composition and a slightly waxy luster even before stabilization

The first rough material was offered for sale in Tucson in 2011 and is now regularly mined at the remote deposit site in Sonora

and considered a symbol of eternal life by the Egyptians as well as being a favorite jewel of Cleopatra

which comes in many forms and color variations

Brazilian Amazonite 2x4mm Tube - 15-16 Inch birthstone_garnet giving it a naturally harderBrazilian 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