Amazonite is one of the most popular and recognized gemstones out there! But do you know why? Its properties are powerful and its history is fascinating! Its an ancient stone that has been treasured for thousands of years. Amazonite has been used in jewelry and cut into beads since the time of the early Mesopotamian cultures. Well-known in India, Egypt, Sudan and Mesopotamia, it was a popular amulet stone and was once used as decorative material for building facades. It was carved and cut into tablets for the Egyptian funerary text, Book of the Dead, and an Amazonite scarab ring was found among Tutankhamen’s treasures. It was believed to be the third stone in the breastplate of the Jewish High Priest. Amazonite was also worn as jewelry in pre-Columbian South and Central America, and was believed to have adorned the shields of the semi-mythical Amazonians, a formidable tribe of female warriors thought to live in the 10th century B.C.!

Its energy is as powerful as the river for which it is named, and as bold as those legendary women warriors with whom it is connected, yet it tempers aggression, tames the irrational, and stills the disquiet. It provides harmony and balance. It helps keep us mindful, present, and living in the moment. Amazonite empowers one to search the self and discover one’s own truths and integrity, and to move beyond fear of judgment or confrontation with others to live in alignment with those beliefs and values. It provides the freedom to express one’s thoughts and feelings, and to set strong and clear boundaries, both internally as self-discipline, and externally on what one is willing to experience or in defining personal space. It is particularly rejuvenating to the Heart and Throat Chakras, enhancing loving communication on all levels. It balances one’s masculine and feminine energies as well as many aspects of the personality. It awakens compassion for others by allowing one to perceive both sides of a problem and accepting differing points of view.

These stones are mostly blue but include a variety of greens, grays, yellows, oranges, reds, browns, even black and white! Please understand that because of this stone’s extreme variety I cannot guarantee that any one piece will include any, all, or none of the described colors! Each strand of beads is unique, and I put them together arbitrarily to ensure that each piece of jewelry is just as unique! This particular listing is for polished and faceted stones, please check out my other amazonite listing to find the unpolished, matte variety!

The metal pieces are all handmade in Ethiopia!

+12mm faceted

+ 10mm faceted

+ 8mm faceted

+ 6mm faceted

+ 4mm faceted

please see photo of bracelets being worn indicating relative stone sizes for reference!