37.34 CTS CHAROITE STONE STUNNING -RUSSIA-[STS1861]

• SEDA GEMS
  
• CHAROITE
  

This is a natural stone from Aldan in Russia which is known for this amazing patterns in the stone. This stone has a backing to add strength to the stone.

Color: The colors in each piece of Charoite range from bright lavender, violet and lilac to dark purple with both white, gray and black veining. It forms a swirling pattern of interlocking crystals. Royal lavendar flows with chatoyant streaks of white around bits of black, peach and opalescent gray.

Description: Charoite is an unsual mineral and of rare occurence. It formed from alteration of limestones by the close presences of an alkali-rich nephline syenite intrusion. The heat, pressure and more importantly, the infusion of unique chemicals into the rock is responsible for the transformations into new minerals such as charoite.