{"id":2943,"date":"2021-07-07T05:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T05:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/?p=2943"},"modified":"2022-12-26T01:30:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T01:30:53","slug":"amazonite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terravara.com\/amazonite\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazonite: Magical Properties, Benefits & Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve ever seen amazonite, you know it’s a stone you won’t soon forget. With it’s bright verdigris blue-green color, often adorned with streaks of silvery white and cream, it gives a very unique appearance to jewelry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don’t be fooled by it, however — as pretty as it is to look at, it’s true beauty runs much deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Amazonite<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Amazonite is kind of a catchall term for green to greenish-blue varieties of triclinic potassium feldspar. In most cases, green or blue-green stones come from the inclusion of copper somewhere in their crystal structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In amazonite’s case, its color actually most likely comes from lead. Iron, thallium, and rubidium may also play a part. It’s possible that amazonite’s striking color is due a combination of molecular and environmental factors that can vary from stone to stone.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Interestingly, though it’s named for the Amazon River, that’s not where most of the world’s amazonite comes from. Seekers found green stones in the river, but these likely weren’t actual amazonite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

True amazonite is typically mined in Russia, China, Libya, Mongolia, South Africa, Madagascar, Brazil, the United States (specifically Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Colorado).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: Check out Amazonite stones here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n