Chrome Diopside as a gemstone may vary in its hues from greenish to blackish-green or to pure black
and the niello on the flat surface is polished off to show the filled lines in black
most Berber-speaking people live in Morocco and Algeria
The circle symbolized female energy and the triangle represented male energy
which caused him to pass away
Pre-Columbian Spindle Whorl Necklace, B headdress Chrome Diopside as a gemstonePre Columbian Spindle Whorl, B Size adjustable: 16" to 34" Measure approx. 1 1 4" x 1 5 8" Greenstone is a common term for valuable, green hued minerals and metamorphosed igneous rocks and stones which early cultures used in the fashioning of hard stone carvings such as jewelry, beads, statuettes, ritual tools, and various other artifacts. Greenstone artifacts may be made of Greenschist, Serpentine, Chrysoprase, Olivine, and Nephrite, among other