Black Gold Amazonite 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Poppy Jasper Pietersite has been called the

Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light

It is mined in Peru

These flecks glitter as they catch the light and may appear white against the dark blue of the glass

or in the vesicles and intergranular spaces of rhyolite

Black Gold Amazonite 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch Poppy Jasper Pietersite has been called theBlack Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robins egg blue to blue green to black, occasionally mingled with rust brown. This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite, Tourmaline and Pyrite. Amazonite is named for the Amazon River in Brazil, where the stones are thought to have been originally found, however they are not currently sourced from this region.