High Quality Natural Amazonite beads, brightly colored with light mottling, 10mm round. 1980s. 1 Str. 15" b4-ama101

Natural Peruvian Amazonite,10mm round beads in textbook Amazonite bright blue-green with light mottling. High quality old stock, not the pale or solid colors seen in common quality stones. Amazonite has been used as a gem for over 2000 years. It has been found in archaeological excavations of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Amazonite is rarely used in mass-market jewelry because manufacturers have difficulty finding an adequate supply of gem quality material and because jewelry customers are not familiar with amazonite. Amazonite is occasionally seen in custom jewelry made by a designer who specializes in using unusual gems. Amazonite is popular in the New Age market, where gem materials are often used for their perceived healing or spiritual benefits. (The healing benefits of amazonite are anecdotal and have not been scientifically proven.) One 15" strand.