Lapis 10x16mm Faceted Marquise A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Grounding Russian Amazonite is a translucent

Russian Amazonite is a translucent blue to green to green or light green stone

making them a category of their own

Wild Horse has a hardness of 4

with banding that creates vibrant landscape patterns throughout the stone

Zircon occurs in a variety of colors including yellow

Lapis 10x16mm Faceted Marquise A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Grounding Russian Amazonite is a translucentLapis is a semi to precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history. It is highly regarded for its beautiful blue color flecked with gold inclusions of pyrite, and was prized in ancient times for the ultramarine dye derived from it. This dye was said to create Michelangelos favorite shade of blue. It is one of the worlds oldest known stones, mined since 4000 BCE, originally from the Lapis to Lazuli mine in Afghanistan.