Afghanite 2x3-9x13mm Blue Graduated Irregular Rondelle - 16-17 inch Goethite in Amethyst Boulder Opal is a golden-brown

Boulder Opal is a golden-brown to dark brown stone

including Moonstone

intense blue hues

so named because the ancient Incas believed the stone to be the petrified blood of their ancestral rulers

white or brown

Afghanite 2x3-9x13mm Blue Graduated Irregular Rondelle - 16-17 inch Goethite in Amethyst Boulder Opal is a golden-brownAfghanite is a rare and captivating gemstone first discovered in the late 1960s in the Sar e Sang mines of Badakhshan, Afghanistan the same legendary region that produced Lapis Lazuli for over 6,000 years. This mineral forms in limestone and marble, typically alongside Sodalite, Lazurite, and Calcite, creating striking veins of deep blue to sky blue hues often interlaced with white or colorless streaks. Chemically, its a complex sodium calcium