Charoite
Stock : | In Stock |
Product ID: | N870 |
Type: | Charoite |
Weight: | 7.25cts |
Size: | 15X8X5mm |
Treatment: | Natural |
Origin: | Russia |
This is a rare purple-violet silicate mineral with a striking appearance, consisting of potassium, calcium, barium hydrogen silicate, and strontium, and named after the Chara River in the Sakha Republic of Siberia in the 1940s. It is a complex silicate mineral composition and belongs to a monoclinic crystal system.
FEATURES
- The crystals of Charoite reveal prismatic habits and often occur in massive and compact forms.
- 5 to 6 is the Mohs scale hardness of Charoite.
- One of the most unique features is that it exhibits a cat’s eye effect or chatoyancy.
- It also has a translucent to opaque transparency.
- When polished it has a vitreous luster.
USES
- Its use in jewelry has seen a massive success.
- Due to its relative softness and workability, it can be used for carvings and sculptures.
- It is also used in decorative objects, especially polished charoite stones and cabochons.
- It is used in meditation and other spiritual practices.
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