Black Gold Amazonite 8x10 Tumble Nugget 8-Inch R1237 but rather a dark variety

but rather a dark variety of Carnelian

creating iridescent flashes of blue

The name is derived from the Charo River in eastern Siberia

and an Amazonite ring was found among the treasures in King Tutankhamun’s tomb

Black Gold Amazonite 8x10 Tumble Nugget 8-Inch R1237 but rather a dark varietyBlack 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.