Monday, February 23, 2009

Beautiful Blue Amazonite


Amazonite was named for the Amazon River, or maybe for the mythological Amazon women warriors. 

An earth stone, amazonite has many healing properties. 

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Speaking of green gems, have you heard about the 840 lb emerald? The lawyers are getting rich on the ownership dispute. I thought the emerald veins were pretty played out but, I think the news said this one was found in the 90s in Brazil? How many carats in 840 pounds??