Indigo Gabbro 6mm Large Hole Round - 8 Inch Stringing-Materials-Chain Turquoise beads found in Iraq

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

Obsidian is produced when lava erupts from a volcano and cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth

where it was observed that the stone was often carried by eagles to their nests

It was first found in the Unaka Mountains in Tennessee and North Carolina

with a Mohs Hardness of 8

Indigo Gabbro 6mm Large Hole Round - 8 Inch Stringing-Materials-Chain Turquoise beads found in IraqIndigo gabbro is a color variant of the igneous mineral, gabbro. Typically, this color forms black, but occasionally gabbro comes in oranges and greens, with indigo being the most rare. Metaphysically, this stone can be used to ground the wearer during stressful periods, or during meditation. This stone is considered to have many different metaphysical properties, which has earned it the nickname Merlin stone, or merlinite.