Astrophyllite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch hubei turquoise then brought to the surface

then brought to the surface by volcanoes and earthquakes

this gemstone in its polished state looks like what it would be like to capture smoke in a stone -- bottomless black mixed with white wisps

Formed deep underground during the cooling of magma

A manganese carbonate material of the Calcite group

Astrophyllite 6mm Round - 15-16 Inch hubei turquoise then brought to the surfaceAstrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek words astron meaning "star" and phyllon meaning "leaf". The mineral is heavy, soft and fragile, and was first discovered in 1854 in Norway.