Morganite 4mm Round Faceted AA Grade Banded - 15-16 inchMorganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine, Emerald and Heliodore and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities. Its color can be a soft pink, a warm peach, or some degree of pink in between. The stone was discovered by George D. Kunz, the same gemologist that discovered Kunzite, and was named Morganite in honor

Copper within the Pectolite creates the beautiful blue and turquoise colors in the stone

Tourmalated Quartz is clear Quartz that has formed with Black Tourmaline

was inspired by the stone and chose it for the interior decorations of Marlborough House in England

South Africa

Red Creek Jasper is named for the Red River in China where the stone was recently discovered

Its proper name is Artocarpus heterophyllus

All wood beads on DakotaStones

red and gray in swirling circular patterns

It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish-gray crystal

Russia and Brazil

It has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs hardness scale

Lapis is a semi-precious stone and one of the most sought after throughout history