Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Faceted Star Bead - 15-16 Inch Faceted Cube Hematite within the stone is

Hematite within the stone is responsible for its reddish and rusty colors

resulting in concentric bands of color

the dragon slayer

however this is the natural stone with no color enhancement

reddish to browns

Brazilian Amazonite 8mm Faceted Star Bead - 15-16 Inch Faceted Cube Hematite within the stone isBrazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone, often occurring with inclusions of white, yellow or gray and occasionally translucent milky white. It 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 that particular region. Amazonite has a long and illustrious history dating back to Mesopotamia. It was used in the Egyptian Book of the