Unusual Mixed Amazonite Oval BeadsThese unusual beads are a combination of pyrite and amazonite. Each measures 13mm x 10mm x 5mm about 30 to the string. Pyrite is an iron ore that is called "Fool's gold" because it looks so much like gold. Many Old West miners were 'fooled' into thinking they were rich when they found it. Amazonite, sometimes called Amazon Jade, is a similar stone to Aventurine. Usually found in yellow green to blue green. Some say Amazonite makes your married life

Agate is also thought to protect from stress

Clasps for necklaces or bracelets

and jump rings to attach those clasps

popular in 18th-century Russia where it was used extensively to decorate the Russian court

Latest batch are same

Amethyst belongs to the quartz family and the purple colour is due to traces of iron

American Indians

although as gemstones go

Average largest bead measures about 20mm x 13mm x 13mm

Usually found in yellow-green to blue-green

Although sometimes called "new jade

as it provoked nightmares