Astrophyllite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch featuretest12022022 The presence of Manganese in

The presence of Manganese in the stone produces its color

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

have been used for yellowish gemstones for at least two thousand years

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests

Astrophyllite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch featuretest12022022 The presence of Manganese inAstrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek words astron meaning "star" and phyllon meaning "leaf". The mineral is heavy, soft and fragile, and was first discovered in 1854 in Norway.