Prehnite 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch Tan The name "heliodor" is derived

The name "heliodor" is derived from two Greek words: helios "sun

The name “Turritella” comes from the name of the genus of marine gastropod mollusks whose remains are seen within the stone

it was feared for centuries as a bad luck stone

It is a product of nature

Tourmaline occurs in nearly every color in the rainbow and its name derives from “turmali

Prehnite 3mm Round Faceted A Grade - 15-16 Inch Tan The name "heliodor" is derivedPrehnite 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.