Gorgeous intense purple Charoite cabochons ready foryour mostamazingjewellery designs♥
WHAT IS CHAROITE:
Discovered in Russia in 1978 in the Murun mountains in Yakutia.
This the only known location for this rare mineral. The name Charoite is derived from the Charo River which is near where it was found.
The colors range from bright lavender, violet and lilac to dark purple with swirling patterns of black Augite, transparent crystals of microcline feldspar, and/or orange Tinaksite.
Charoite is so unusual looking with its chatoyancy and strange looking spirally strands of fibrous material that it is often mistaken for a synthetic.
It is used extensively in jewelry and as an ornamental stone carved into boxes, bookends and vases. It ranges from 5 - 6 on the Mohs scale.
Sizes:
1-27x9x6mm
2-29x17x4mm
3-25x16x6mm
4-27x13x7mm
5-26x15x6mm
6-26x17x6mm
7-29x15x8mm
8-23x13x6mm
9-28x19x6mm
10-31x19x3mm
11-28x17x7mm
12-27x17x6mm
13-27x12x5mm
14-20x9x5mm
Metaphysical properties of Charoite.