Matte Larvikite 8mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-inch - CLEARANCE Golden Sunstone prized throughout history for its

prized throughout history for its beautiful colors and patterns

as well as its iridescent sparkle

Rhyolite or Tuff

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

It is found only in a four square mile area in a remote mountain range of Chihuahua

Matte Larvikite 8mm Rondelle Large Hole - 8-inch - CLEARANCE Golden Sunstone prized throughout history for itsThe 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