Multi Tourmaline 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch Gold Agate has been prized for

Agate has been prized for its beauty throughout history

Naturally occurring in hues of blue-green to green with spots and streaks of red

deep-blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits

this semi to precious variety of quartz is found in many locations around the world

Multi Tourmaline 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch Gold Agate has been prized forTourmaline is classified as a semiprecious stone and occurs in a vast array of colors, everything from colorless to black, from pastel to bright to dark. It can even exhibit various colors within the same specimen. Its name derives from the Sinhalese word turamali, which translates to stone of many colors. Due to this variety of colors, Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones. Many stones in the Russian crown jewels from the 17th century