Morganite 6x8-8x10mm Pebble 15-16 Inch Blue & Yellow Tiger Eye who was a great admirer

who was a great admirer and collector of gemstones

Jasper has a long and illustrious history

It is also one of the hardest

Ancient Egyptians sometimes buried their dead with amulets of Jasper for safe passage into the afterlife

and variation of the amount of iron in the stone creates a color range from reddish purple to deep violet to light lilac

Morganite 6x8-8x10mm Pebble 15-16 Inch Blue & Yellow Tiger Eye who was a great admirerMorganite gets its pink hue from the presence of manganese or cesium in the stone. It's actually a pink variety of Beryl the family of gemstones that also includes Aquamarine, Emerald and Heliodore and is often cut to highlight its chatoyant qualities. Its color can be a soft pink, a warm peach, or some degree of pink in between. The stone was discovered by George D. Kunz, the same gemologist that discovered Kunzite, and was named Morganite in honor