Labradorite 3x6-6x9mm Faceted Irregular Drop - 8 Inch Australian Green Opal sodalite and pyrite

sodalite and pyrite

Calcite is a rock-forming mineral that is extremely common and found throughout the world in sedimentary

Mixed Impression Jasper is a composite made by fusing stone fragments using heat

Composite beads may also be called "mosaic beads" because of the visible fragments

Hemimorphite is a favorite collector gem because it occurs in a range of spectacular colors

Labradorite 3x6-6x9mm Faceted Irregular Drop - 8 Inch Australian Green Opal sodalite and pyriteLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray to green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.