subject: Semi-precious Amazonite Handmade Jewellery [print this page] Amazonite is a stunning semi-precious stone that is a beautiful duck egg blue colour. Because of its stunning natural beauty it is used widely in the making of unique handmade jewellery.
The semi-precious stone Amazonite is a mineral that is from a compound that comes under the generalization of natural mineral salts called feldspar and belongs to the crystals that are collectively known as silicon; the silicates in this semi-precious stone consist mainly of the chemicals aluminium and potassium. This is a fairly hard natural stone so it is easy to cut and turn into beads and pendant with which to create stunning handmade jewellery designs. You will find handcrafted earrings, jewellery bracelets and necklace that include this very pretty stone in the semi-precious jewellery design. The stone comes in shades of dark green to the more popular and lighter duck egg blue.
Semi-precious Amazonite takes its name from the river Amazon but the reason for this is not known as the natural stone cannot be found near this river. The newest deposit of this stone was found in a 50 mile long crag in the Illmen mountains which are in the southwest region of Chelyabinsk which is a state of Russia. As well as finding this semi-precious stone in Russia it is also found in the United States and this of a higher quality and the one that jewellery designers like to use to create these pieces of semi-precious handmade jewellery. Colorado is where most of the semi-precious Amazonite deposits are found and these are in places like Crystal Peak, Pikes Peak and El Paso. Brazil also supplies jewellery s with this beautiful stone to create unique handmade jewellery designs with and there are some countries in Africa that have these deposits but the best specimens are found in the Unique States and these are the ones that are used to create the best semi-precious jewellery designs.
Amazonite due to its stunning colour and because of it rarefy has been classed as a semi-precious stone which are desired all over the world for their use in handmade jewellery making. The beautiful blue and green colours of this natural stone make it very popular and it looks beautiful when it is set in sterling silver and when it is combined with freshwater pearls and crystals. You will find beads of Amazonite that are smooth and polished and others that have a faceted cut to add dimension. Cabochon beads can been seen set in earrings designs, jewellery bracelets can be crafted from strings of semi-precious Amazonite beads and necklaces can be crafted with Amazonite pendants as the focal point for the unique and original semi-precious jewellery designs.
Amazonite is the birthstone that has for a long time been associated with the month of December and also the stone that is associated with the Zodiac sign of Virgo. So if you know anyone whos birthday falls in the month of December of under the sign of Virgo a piece of semi-precious jewellery that includes Amazonite will make the perfect gift and to present them with a jewellery bracelets, a ring, a necklace, a jewellery set or any other pieces of Amazonite semi-precious jewellery would be well received and what better way of letting someone know that you care enough to take the time to find a gift that has meaning.
It is said that semi-precious Amazonite will increase the creativity and intellect in anyone that wears this stone and also boost the confidence in that person. It is said to be the stone of peace and harmony and will settle the nerves and will give you motivation in your life. So these are other reasons why giving a piece of handmade jewellery that contains this beautiful semi-precious stone is a great idea.
