Matte Larvikite 8mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-inch - CLEARANCEThe name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the world? s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World? s Fair in Germany. It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture, jewelry, and architecture. It is not a granite, rather a feldspar

It was used in the Egyptian Book of the Dead

African Turquoise is not actually Turquoise

Known in antiquity as the Speaker’s Stone

as well as brown to reddish brown or red in color

however different colors have additional attributes such as enhanced emotional resilience

and protective stone which promotes strength and vitality

Stromatolites date back more than three billion years and are the oldest known fossils

Its soft chatoyancy is reminscent of the moon's light

Howlite can be easily dyed and is often treated to be blue for use as a substitute for turquoise

The stone was discovered by George D

Rhyolite has a non to crystalline composition similar to granite but with a smaller grain size

With the possible exception of the horizon meeting the bright blue sky on a perfect summer day