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Amazonite stick bead 15-20x6mm, sold by the bead. Since the size of these beads varies, if you want them to match, leave instructions in the Notes to Seller section.

The beautiful caribbean blue of these beads is unmistakable. Used in earrings cascading gently or as a cluster focal on a necklace will achieve a soft, unique and calming presence with these stones.

A Brazilian legend boasts of the Amazon people giving green stones to the visitors of the region. Europeans were already familiar with green microcline (my-krO-kline) from Russia and assumed the blue-green rock given to them by the Indians of South America was the same stone. As it turns out, Amazonite is not found in the Amazon Basin and the legend was most likely referring to Nephrite (jade). It is believed that Amazonite was first called Amazon Stone, and was later changed to amazonite.

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