Matte Larvikite 8mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-inch - CLEARANCE Golden Sunstone The image shown has multiple

The image shown has multiple cabochons to give you an idea of the range possibilites of the colors

Rhyolite or Tuff

as well as its iridescent sparkle

Each strand reflects the unique mineral composition of the region

Since gemstones (natural

Matte Larvikite 8mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-inch - CLEARANCE Golden Sunstone The image shown has multipleThe 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