Prehnite 4mm Coin Faceted A Grade - 15-16 InchPrehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774. Prehnite is translucent to transparent, in colors from light green to yellow green to olive, with occasional inclusions of Black Tourmaline that crisscross the stone in fibrous patterns. It is a phyllosilicate composed of silicon, calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron.

Yellow Opal is transparent to opaque

Rhyolite was named "streaming rock" because of its beautiful bands

It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen

This species is formally identified as Gliricidia sepium and can be found by different colloquial names in various parts of the world

Our beads have not been dyed

this wood variety is so hard that it is often used in heavy construction for beams

Red Garnet is the most commonly known type of Garnet

is aptly named for its shades of gold

orange and yellow colors in which it occurs

its flowing energy assuring a balance of energy as your life unfolds and flows

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times

The proper name for Rosewood is Petersianthus quadrialatus