Dark Red Labradorite 4x6mm Faceted Rondelle AA Grade - 15-16 InchLabradorite 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 to 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.

red and yellow-orange

and has been discovered with artifacts from cultures of the Neolithic Period

This material is actually Serpentine

where it continues to be mined

5 billion years ago

bright red

It's a stunning specimen

meaning that it has lustre and some translucency without the fire or color play associated with precious opal varieties

Azurite often occurs with green Malachite

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It forms over long periods as mineral-rich water moves through aluminous rock

Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago