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Amazonite Beads

Amazonite beads are a soft blue-green feldspar marbled with white, the veining natural to the stone. Russian amazonite is the deepest teal, Brazilian amazonite lighter and greener, Peruvian amazonite a pale green-blue, and black gold amazonite runs black tourmaline and pyrite through the blue-green. Faceted rounds sharpen the color, matte rounds soften it, and chips, coins, heishi, nuggets and pendants fill out the range. Beside carnelian, moonstone or labradorite, and with brass or gold, amazonite sits as a cool neutral in a piece.

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.
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Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Large Hole Round - 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Round - 8-Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Round - 8-Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with matte rondelle beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with matte rondelle beads in 8 inch strand.
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MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Large Hole Rondelle 8-Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with matte round beads in 8 inch strand.

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Round 8-Inch

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Black Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robin’s egg blue to blue-green to black, occasionally mingled with r...

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This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with oval beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with oval beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 10x14 Oval 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Puff Gemstone strand with matte coin beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Puff Gemstone strand with matte coin beads in 8 inch strand.

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Puff Coin 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 12mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with matte square beads in 8 inch strand.

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Square 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 12mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with coin beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 12mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with coin beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with round beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Round 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with faceted rondelle beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with faceted rondelle beads in 8 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 8mm Faceted Rondelle 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with matte round beads in 8 inch strand.

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Round - 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite tumble from the Dakota Stones collection.
This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite tumble from the Dakota Stones collection.

Black Gold Amazonite 8x10 Tumble Nugget 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with matte free-form oval beads in 8 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with matte free-form oval beads in 8 inch strand.

MATTE Black Gold Amazonite 25x35 Free Form Oval 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 10mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with rondelle beads in 8 inch strand.
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Black Gold Amazonite 10mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with dyed round beads.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Large Hole Gemstone strand with dyed round beads.
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Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Round Large Hole Beads - 8 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 2x4mm Brazilian Amazonite Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2x4mm Brazilian Amazonite Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 2x4mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 2x4mm Black Gold Amazonite Tube Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 2x4mm Black Gold Amazonite Tube Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 2x4mm Tube - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 7x8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with faceted nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 7x8mm Black Gold Amazonite Gemstone strand with faceted nugget beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 12x25-40mm Black Gold Amazonite Points Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 12x25-40mm Black Gold Amazonite Points Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 12x25-40mm Graduated Top Drilled Points - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite pebble from the Dakota Stones collection.
This is a Dakota Stones Black Gold Amazonite pebble from the Dakota Stones collection.

Black Gold Amazonite 8x10-9x13mm Side Drilled Pebble - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 3x6mm Black Gold Amazonite Thin Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 3x6mm Black Gold Amazonite Thin Gemstone strand with heishi beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 3x6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch

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This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Hexagon Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.
This is a Dakota Stones 6mm Black Gold Amazonite Hexagon Gemstone strand of round beads in 15-16 inch strand.

Black Gold Amazonite 6mm Hexagon - 15-16 Inch

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The marbled blue-green of amazonite

The marbled blue-green of amazonite

Amazonite is a blue-green microcline feldspar. The color comes from trace lead and water held in the crystal, and it runs from pale robin's-egg blue to a saturated teal-green, nearly always threaded with white albite. The white is part of the stone, not a fill, and it is the surest sign of the real thing: dyed howlite, magnesite and calcite sold as amazonite show a flat, even color, with dye pooled at the drill holes and in the veins. Amazonite itself is typically untreated.
Blue to green amazonite — Russian, Brazilian and black gold

Blue to green amazonite — Russian, Brazilian and black gold

Amazonite grades on the depth and evenness of the blue-green. Russian amazonite sits at the deep, blue end of the range; Brazilian amazonite is lighter and greener with bolder white veining; Peruvian amazonite is the palest. Strands are graded A to AAA on how even the color runs, with the beads on a strand matched for tone. Black gold amazonite is a blue-green with black tourmaline and pyrite grown through it.
Amazonite sizes and cuts — 2mm to 12mm

Amazonite sizes and cuts — 2mm to 12mm

Amazonite is a feldspar at Mohs 6–6.5 with two directions of cleavage: a soft cloth and mild soap, no ultrasonic cleaners, heat or household chemicals. Rounds run 2mm to 12mm — smooth, faceted, microfaceted, star-cut and matte — with faceted rondelles, coins, heishi, tubes, table-cut cubes, chips, nuggets, pebbles, hearts, points and teardrops, plus large-hole rounds and rondelles on 8-inch strands and pendant pairs and slices at the focal end. Amazonite pairs with carnelian, labradorite, moonstone and aventurine.

About this stone

Color
Blue-GreenTealRobin's-Egg BlueLight Green
Origin
RussiaBrazilMadagascarPeruUSA (Colorado)
Mohs hardness
6–6.5
Treatment categories
Natural
Industry-standard treatment
None — amazonite is typically untreated
Mineral chemistry
Microcline feldspar (potassium aluminum silicate)
Crystal system
Triclinic
Stone family
Feldspar
Common cuts
RoundFaceted RondelleSmoothFreeform
Common sizes
4mm6mm8mm10mm
Care notes
Sensitive to chemicals, heat, and ultrasonic. Soft cloth and mild soap only.
Related stones
Labradorite, Moonstone, Turquoise

Frequently asked questions

  • Is your amazonite natural, or is it dyed?
    Amazonite is a microcline feldspar and is typically untreated: the blue-green and the white veining are the stone's own. The wider bead trade sells dyed howlite, magnesite and calcite as "amazonite"; those are different minerals, and the mineral name on the listing is the thing to check.
  • What's the difference between Russian, Brazilian, and Peruvian amazonite?
    Origin sets the color. Russian amazonite is the deepest, most saturated blue-teal and the scarcest in current supply; Madagascan material runs similarly blue. Brazilian amazonite is the main source: greener, lighter, often with visible white veining, at accessible prices. Peruvian amazonite is a softer, paler green-blue, often cut into pebbles, chips and free-form shapes. Origin is labelled where known.
  • Why does amazonite show white stripes?
    The white is albite, a sodium feldspar grown through the potassium feldspar that carries the blue-green. It is a natural feature of the stone, not a flaw or a fill, and most amazonite shows some of it. Cleaner, more saturated strands carry less; veined strands carry it as part of the look. Both are amazonite, and the veining is one of the quickest ways to tell it from dyed imitations.
  • Is amazonite the same thing as turquoise?
    No. Turquoise is a hydrated copper-aluminum phosphate; amazonite is potassium feldspar. They share a similar color register (soft blue-green) and are sometimes used interchangeably in design palettes, but they are mineralogically unrelated. Amazonite is harder than turquoise (6–6.5 vs 5–6), takes a different polish, and has a calmer matte sheen rather than turquoise's waxy luster.
  • Can amazonite fade in sunlight?
    Amazonite color is generally stable in normal wear conditions, but prolonged direct sun exposure can lighten saturated material over time. Standard storage (soft pouch, lined compartment, out of sustained direct light) is enough; nothing special is required.