Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch Empowerment sometimes referred to as Crocodile

sometimes referred to as Crocodile Jasper for its deep green color and deep brown or black oval rings reminiscent of crocodile skin

The original stones were often used as protective amulets and are usually scarred or pitted in places where they were ground off for use in traditional medicines

Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood

a variety of Jasper containing variably colored spherical patterns

The blue color

Black Gold Amazonite 12mm Coin 8-Inch Empowerment sometimes referred to as CrocodileBlack 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.