Rose quartz beads excavated from Mesopotamian sites have been dated to approximately 7000 BCE

In the root and solar plexus chakra tradition

Citrine's color comes from trace iron and natural irradiation

Obsidian is rapidly cooled volcanic glass—a mineraloid rather than a true mineral—with a conchoidal fracture sharp enough that Mesoamerican cultures shaped it into blades

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Green Fluorite Pyramid Size 1.75"x1.5"x1.5":$49 Rose quartz beads excavated fromA pyramid that holds the full fluorite color spectrum in a single carved face. Fluorite is calcium fluorideCaFa halide mineral with a Mohs hardness of 4 and perfect octahedral cleavage in four directions, which is why a fractured edge catches light in a characteristic staircase pattern. Green fluorite owes its color to trace impurities within the crystal structure; the same species produces purple, blue, yellow, and colorless specimens from the same