Rose Quartz 12mm Square 8-Inch FEATURE03172022 laced with bands or swirls

laced with bands or swirls of brighter blue

Canada in 1770 and named for the area

These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color

Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black

This prompted an alternative name for the gemstone: Princess Blue

Rose Quartz 12mm Square 8-Inch FEATURE03172022 laced with bands or swirlsRose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family. It is a translucent to transparent stone with a soft pale pink to rose red hue, thought to be derived from trace amounts of titanium, iron or manganese impurities within the stone. Considered by ancient Egyptians and Romans to have powers of beautification and wrinkle protection, Rose Quartz facial masks have been recovered from Egyptian tombs.