1.6" Polished Natural Amazonite Palm Stone Mineral Specimen Madagascar
Location: Madagascar
Weight: 1.2 Ounces
Dimension: 1.6 Inches Long, 1.3 Inches Wide, 0.7 Inches Thick
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Amazonite is an extremely ancient gemstone that has been prized for its beauty and healing powers for many centuries. This pale green mineral rock has been carved into statues, amulets, and gemstones for jewelry and has had important texts carved on it in times long past. Amazonite is still appreciated to this day for all of its uses, benefits, and beauty.
Amazonite mineral boasts a rich and ancient heritage central to its significance. Esteemed by the peoples of pre-Columbian South and Central America, this pale green stone has been valued since as early as the 10th century BC. Legend holds that the warrior women of Brazil’s ancient Amazon tribe adorned their shields with amazonite, utilizing it for healing and protection—key aspects of the stone’s meaning. It is said they also bestowed pieces of amazonite upon visiting men, symbolizing its revered status.
Conquistadors wore amazonite gemstones, appreciating not only their beauty but also the stone’s ease of carving into various shapes. In ancient Egypt, artisans inscribed Chapter Seven, "The Judgment of Osiris," from the Book of the Dead onto amazonite slabs and crafted jewelry from this pale green mineral. Amazonite was considered a symbol of fertility and good fortune, often carved into amulets believed to enhance reproductive health and well-being. A scarab ring and several other green amazonite artifacts were discovered among the treasures of Tutankhamun, highlighting their historical significance.
Amazonite, also referred to as "The Amazon Stone," was named after the Amazon River in South America. It is believed to have been discovered in the Amazon River Basin in Brazil. However, there are no longer any deposits of this pale green mineral rock found in the Amazon River Basin area. Amazonite is present in other parts of Brazil, though. Amazonite rock is also found in Colorado and Virginia in the United States, Australia, and Madagascar.
