Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Nugget The stone's composition remains somewhat

The stone's composition remains somewhat ambiguous

Amazonite has a long and illustrious history dating back to Mesopotamia

It's actually a pink variety of Beryl -- the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine

Agate has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

meaning that their facets were cut using industrial grade diamond

Blood Quartz 4mm Faceted Round - 15-16 Inch Shape_Nugget The stone's composition remains somewhatBlood Quartz is a clear to milky white silicon dioxide mineral. Its inclusions of red, orange and rust are due to traces of hematite within the stone. Quartz has been highly valued by virtually every civilization throughout history, often used in healing and meditation and as religious objects in funerary rites and to dispel evil.