MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Square 8-Inch Carnelian Jade has been used for

Jade has been used for tens of thousands of years

especially in Asian cultures

Like all obsidian

with a Mohs Hardness of 8

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Square 8-Inch Carnelian Jade has been used forBlack 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.