Aquamarine 3x6-5x6mm Long Drill Faceted Nugget Beads AA Grade- 15-16 Inch DSPremier The old Native American traders

The old Native American traders of the day prized Lone Mountain turquoise and gave it to their very best silversmiths to use in jewelry

and because its hardness has made the stone perfect for beads and cabochons

The region's rocks are Precambrian in age

These stones have unique green pigmentation when compared to other turquoise sourced from the region

although the colors are much more muted

Aquamarine 3x6-5x6mm Long Drill Faceted Nugget Beads AA Grade- 15-16 Inch DSPremier The old Native American tradersAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.