Malachite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch march_aquamarine rainbow effect of light refracting

rainbow effect of light refracting off of the air bubbles inside of the stone

Carnelian is a glassy

green and yellow with white and gray inclusions

All wood beads on DakotaStones

Moonstone naturally occurs in a broad spectrum of colors

Malachite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch march_aquamarine rainbow effect of light refractingMalachite is a copper carbonate with a bright green color and dark green banding. Usually found near copper deposits, it is formed through the combination of carbonated water, limestone and copper. Famous malachite mines in the Ural mountains of Russia once produced 20 ton blocks of the stone, while today it is primarily mined in Africa. Malachite was used extensively as decoration in the palaces of Russian tsars and forms the columns of St. Isaacs