charoite cushion rectangle shape cabochon AAA grade

Charoite at it’s most beautiful. The swirling patterns are due to due to its fibrous crystals being arrayed in complex interlocking patterns. With colorings and markings reminiscent of a piece of fine art, Charoite reminds us of a Van Gogh painting. Wonderful!

Charoite possesses the most wonderful chatoyance or pearly markings in lay mans’ terms. This is what makes it so glorious and unusual.

The region in which Charoite was discovered is located in the Murun Mountains in Yakutia, Russia. It was found by Russian geologists the Rogovazs in the late 1950s and called’ lilac stone’. In 1978 the name “Charoite” was confirmed by the Commission on New Mineral Species - named after the Chara River near where it is found.

Healing Properties of Charoite: Charoite is the stone of transformation, helping us cope with major changes in our life and follow our intuition in a grounded way so we achieve our life ambitions. Charoite cleanses the aura and chakras, opens our hearts and stimulates unconditional love. It reduces worry. Charoite regulates blood pressure and improves sleep. It heals general conditions of the nervous system. Charoite helps us live in the here and now and supports our understanding that in the realm of all things, we are exactly where we are supposed to be in our lives at that point of time. Charoite is especially good for meditation, rehabilitation/recovery and stress.