Amazonite 8mm Faceted Square A Grade - 15-16 Inch featured_10312024 but takes a trained eye

but takes a trained eye and a microscope to discern the difference between this material and the Jade it is named after

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

between Topaz (8) and Corundum (9)

sometimes with inclusions of Black Tourmaline

Amazonite 8mm Faceted Square A Grade - 15-16 Inch featured_10312024 but takes a trained eyeBrazilian 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