Blue Goldstone

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Blue Goldstone is an opaque, midnight blue glass with flecks of copper suspended within it. These flecks glitter as they catch the light and may appear white against the dark blue of the glass. Goldstone was first created during the Italian Renaissance when, as legend has it, a Venetian monk tipped molten copper into a vat of molten glass. When this combination crystallized, the result was glass permeated with thousands of tiny metallic sparkles.Treatment: Man-Made- Gemstones created by artificial means in a laboratory, many times to simulate a natural stone's characteristics. Beads: 4mm Round - 50 Beads 10mm Round - 20 Beads 3mm - 6mm Chips - 85cm 5mm - 10mm Chips - 90cm 12mm Mala - 1 piece Pendants: 30mm x 40mm Faceted Flat Briolette - 1 piece 38mm x 20mm Puffed Rectangle - 1 piece Show more