MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 10x20 Double Drill Rectangle 8-Inch Apple It is named for the

It is named for the Amazon River in Brazil

Its chatoyant layers that create a flash which seems to emanate from within the stone as they catch the light

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

but it can also occur as orange

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 10x20 Double Drill Rectangle 8-Inch Apple It is named for theBlack 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.