San Juan Colorado Amazonite Palm Stone - Worry/Pocket Stone

Amazonite, a striking blue-green crystal, is commercially mined in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. This mineral is a variety of microcline feldspar, a potassium-rich mineral that forms through the slow cooling of magma deep within the Earth's crust. Over millions of years, geological processes caused magma to cool and crystallize, allowing amazonite to develop within granite and pegmatite formations. The mineral's vibrant color is attributed to trace amounts of lead and water impurities, which give it its distinctive hue.

The San Juan Mountains are renowned for their rich mineral deposits, and amazonite is extracted through open-pit and underground mining operations. The region’s unique geological history, including volcanic activity and tectonic uplift, created ideal conditions for amazonite’s formation.

Historically, amazonite has held cultural significance for indigenous peoples and later for various civilizations. It was believed to possess healing properties, promote harmony, and bring good luck. In ancient cultures, it was used to craft jewelry, amulets, and talismans. Today, amazonite continues to be valued in the jewelry market and as a collector’s mineral, appreciated for its beauty and supposed metaphysical properties.

Stones will come in a drawstring pouch for protection (size of pouch depends on quantity ordered)