Prehnite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Bronzite with every gradient of gray

with every gradient of gray in between

Hematite is black to steel-gray or silver-gray

It was first found in a deposit near Shunga village

Like all of Dakota Stones items

This stone is relatively soft

Prehnite 8mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Bronzite with every gradient of grayPrehnite was the first mineral to be named after a person: its discoverer, Dutch Colonel Hendrik Von Prehn. Von Prehn discovered the stone in South Africa in 1774. Prehnite is translucent to transparent, in colors from light green to yellow green to olive, with occasional inclusions of Black Tourmaline that crisscross the stone in fibrous patterns. It is a phyllosilicate composed of silicon, calcium and aluminum with trace amounts of iron.