Larvikite 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch HPS03252022 It ranges from almost completely

It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to gray crystal

which come in a variety of colors

with inclusions that appear in patterns similar to moss or lichen

Gem Silica is the rarest and highest form of Chrysocolla

while retaining the structure of the wood

Larvikite 8mm Faceted Round Large Hole - 8-inch HPS03252022 It ranges from almost completelyThe name originates from the town of Larvik, Norway where this type of igneous rock is found. Legend has it that it came to the world? s attention in the 1890s when a local geologist saw it glimmering in the moonlight and recommended that it be submitted as a representative stone from Norway to the World? s Fair in Germany. It won 1st price and has been used ever since in sculpture, jewelry, and architecture. It is not a granite, rather a feldspar