Purple Charoite order Medium Heart Cabochon/ backed

Purple Charoite Medium Heart Cabochon/ backed

24mm x 22mm x 5mm
21 carats

All my cabochons are backed in hard, black epoxy for stability and strength.

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ROCK FACTS:

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 order 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.