Black Gold Amazonite 10x14 Oval 8-Inch Stone Type_Kabamby Ocean Jasper giving it a similar appearance

giving it a similar appearance to Topaz

It is a variety of the mineral corundum

as well as the amount of patterning

Pietersite has been called the Tempest Stone for its colors of deep blue and gray with metallic gold and flashes of brilliant chatoyancy as it catches the light

Black Gold Amazonite 10x14 Oval 8-Inch Stone Type_Kabamby Ocean Jasper giving it a similar appearanceBlack Gold Amazonite is a member of the Feldspar family and varies in hue from robins egg blue to blue green to black, occasionally mingled with rust brown. This variety of Amazonite is actually a combination of Amazonite, Tourmaline and Pyrite. Amazonite is named for the Amazon River in Brazil, where the stones are thought to have been originally found, however they are not currently sourced from this region.