Prehnite with Epidote 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Pearl but can be distinguished by

but can be distinguished by its structure and its lower relative hardness

blue-greens and greens swirled with yellow-green

pale green or copper red

revered by ancient civilizations as a sacred stone of protection

creativity and balance to those who wear it

Prehnite with Epidote 7x8mm Faceted Rice Bead - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Pearl but can be distinguished byPrehnite 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.