Jade - blue green 56 BC quartz Spirit Quartz or Cactus quartz

Spirit Quartz or Cactus quartz from South Africa

This polished free form is approximately 4" x 3" x 2" and 541 grams

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Approximately  3" x  1

This piece has some smoky zoning

Jade - blue green 56 BC quartz Spirit Quartz or Cactus quartz18 grams Cherished by the Mayans, it was used to carve ceremonial tools, and burial masks. Countless artifacts have been discovered at most of the Mayan archeological sites in Guatemala, Belize and MexicoWhen the Spanish conquistadors arrived the location of the mine was hidden and then forgotten under the dense jungle floor! It is in fact Jadeite like the Jade from Myanmar and very prized pieces are translucent.