Shajar

Shajar is a stone with natural design on it which can be found under Ken River in Bundelkhand.
The main use of stone is for ornaments, jewellery and decorative items. Local jewellers export raw Shajar Stone and Shajar Items to different parts of India.
Shazar was discovered about 400 years ago in Banda. The one who discovered it, was an Arab. He was mesmerized by its colorful patterns which looks like leaves and trees and so he named it Sazar (in Arabic it means tree). Due to regional touch, Sazar became Shazar. In Urdu, it is called Haqiq and in Hindi it is Sphatic. In English, Shazar is known as Dendrite Augite. It is homogenous stone and found in different colors and patterns. Augites are basically of Four types:
#Plane Augite
#Ring Augite
#Lenin Augite
#Dendrite Augite
 
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