
Shallow-water green, in stone
A speak-up ritual
Hold a piece before the meeting where you usually stay quiet.
Sea-glass color
Soft blue-green with white streaks, never perfectly even.
A gift for quiet people
For anyone who holds back more than they'd like.
Find its place
In your hand
Raw pieces with a gentle sheen.
On a shelf
A few blue-green pieces on a shelf or desk.
Up close
Natural crystal faces and streaks.
What's in the box
- Your amazonite in the pack size you chose
- Careful protective wrapping
- Meaning card & ritual guide, sent by email
- Tracked delivery
Stone details
- Stone
- Amazonite (feldspar)
- Form
- Raw, uncut pieces, often about 4 cm
- Pack
- 100 or 200 g, weighed out; the number of pieces varies
- Look
- Soft blue-green with white streaks
- Care
- Keep out of long, strong sunlight
Goes beautifully with
Amazonite, in plain facts
Amazonite is a blue-green form of feldspar, the mineral family that makes up about half of the earth's crust. Here's what it is, where the color comes from and how to tell a real piece.
Its mineral name is microcline, a potassium feldspar from the same family as the pink feldspar in granite.
Tiny amounts locked inside the crystal turn it blue-green. It isn't copper, as people once thought.
Harder than window glass, but it can chip along its flat faces, so don't drop it on tile.
Green stones were once said to come from there, but no amazonite has been found near the river.
Egyptians made beads and small amulets from it more than 3,000 years ago.
Long, strong sunlight can fade the color. Wipe it with a dry cloth.
Real or dyed? How to tell
Dyed stones are sometimes sold as amazonite. Here's how to tell them apart.
Real
- Soft, slightly cloudy blue-green
- White or grey streaks running through it
- Color that changes across one piece
- A faint glint on flat faces
Usually dyed
- Flat, bright turquoise all over
- Color darker inside the cracks
- Color that rubs off on a damp cloth
- Every piece exactly the same shade
It started with a fake rose quartz.
We once paid for rose quartz online. What arrived was a piece of painted glass in a plastic bag, with nothing to say what it was or where it came from.
You can't hold a stone up to the light before you buy it online, so we built the shop we wished we'd found: real stones, real photos and plain facts.
- Every stone we sell is natural
- A real photo on every stone's own page
- Plain facts about every stone, and a meaning card by email
- 30 days to send it back if it isn't right
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Free shipping over $75 (US, CA, AU, NZ)
Everything you need to know about Amazonite
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is this stone?
What exactly is this stone?
Raw amazonite, a blue-green feldspar with natural white streaks, sold by weight.
Why does each piece look different?
Why does each piece look different?
Real amazonite is a soft, slightly cloudy blue-green that's never perfectly even, with white or grey streaks. Bright, uniform turquoise is usually a dyed stone.
How many pieces will I get?
How many pieces will I get?
It's sold by weight: each pack is weighed out to 100 g or 200 g, so the number of pieces depends on their size. Pieces are often about 4 cm.
What's included in my order?
What's included in my order?
Your amazonite in the pack size you chose, carefully wrapped. Your meaning card and a simple ritual guide arrive by email.
How do I care for it?
How do I care for it?
Wipe with a dry cloth and keep it out of long, strong sunlight, which can fade it.
Do you offer free shipping?
Do you offer free shipping?
Yes. Shipping is free on orders over $75 to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand ($10 under $75). Europe, the UK and the rest of the world ship for a $15 flat rate. Every order is tracked.
What is your return policy?
What is your return policy?
You can return it within 30 days of delivery for a refund. If it arrives damaged, we'll replace it free of charge.