Labradorite 8mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Mexican Fire Opal 5 billion years ago

5 billion years ago

Malachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding

known for producing turquoise with strong color contrast and dramatic natural patterning

Ruby Zoisite occurs naturally when small Ruby crystals become embedded within Zoisite

often occurring with inclusions of white

Labradorite 8mm Round Faceted - 15-16 Inch Mexican Fire Opal 5 billion years agoLabradorite 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.