Labradorite 3mm Round (AAA Grade) 15-16 Inch Australian Opal and chromium lends a beautiful

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

Tourmaline has often been confused with other stones

A cryptocrystalline Chalcedony

and as such is a particularly soft stone

where it gets its name

Labradorite 3mm Round (AAA Grade) 15-16 Inch Australian Opal and chromium lends a beautifulLabradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light, creating iridescent flashes of blue, gold, pale green or copper red. This effect is known as labradorescence, taking its name from the stone. Labradorite is usually gray green, dark gray, light gray or black. It was discovered in Labrador, Canada in 1770 and named for the area, though it is referenced as a highly revered stone in much older Inuit tribal legends.