Prehnite Natural 8X10mm Freeform Cut - 15-16 Inch laborday_5 reddish to browns

reddish to browns

originally from the Lapis to Lazuli mine in Afghanistan

It is also said to aid artists in the emotional process of bringing forth authentic and vulnerable work

orthorhombic crystals or in massive form

Prehnite Natural 8X10mm Freeform Cut - 15-16 Inch laborday_5 reddish to brownsPrehnite 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.