Larvikite Large Hole 8mm Round - 8-inch CutFaceted Jasper was also considered a

Jasper was also considered a “rain bringer” by Native American cultures

Tanzanite is both extremely rare and extremely attractive

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This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite

Pietersite is composed of Tiger Eye

Larvikite Large Hole 8mm Round - 8-inch CutFaceted Jasper was also considered aThe name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the world? s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World? s Fair in Germany. It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture, jewelry, and architecture. It is not a granite, rather a feldspar