Larvikite 6mm Faceted Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 6-Dec Labradorite is usually gray to

Labradorite is usually gray to green

Rhodonite belongs to the Pyroxenoid group of minerals

Topaz obtains much of its popularity from its beautiful colors and its status as a birthstone

Hematite is an iron oxide and one of the few gemstones with a metallic luster

currently believed to be due to the presence of a copper-based mineral such as Malachite or Azurite

Larvikite 6mm Faceted Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch 6-Dec Labradorite is usually gray toThe name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the world? s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World? s Fair in Germany. It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture, jewelry, and architecture. It is not a granite, rather a feldspar