Green Beaded Matte Zoisite Natural Large Stone Necklace

17 mm green zoisite round beads 5 mm black chalcedony square beads 2 mm black glass spacers Total length 16" + lobster claw closure + 2" (5 cm) extension Zoisite is a stone of return: return to the self, return to one's center, return to relaxation, return to healthy norms, etc. The creative energy of zoisite is believed to serve as a reset button, returning the mind back to its objectives after an unwelcome interruption. Zoisite, first known as saualpite, after its type locality, for the mineral was described by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1805. He named it after the Carniolan naturalist Sigmund Zois, who sent him its specimens from Saualpe in Carinthia. Zois realized that this was an unknown mineral when it was brought to him by a mineral dealer, presumed to be Simon Prešern, in 1797. Sources of zoisite include Tanzania (tanzanite), Kenya (anyolite), Norway (thulite), Switzerland, Austria, India, Pakistan, and the U.S. state of Washington.