Very High End Natural Siberian Charoite Fat Teardrop Purple Charoite Cabochon

Very High End Natural Siberian Charoite Fat Teardrop Cabochon
Extraordinary color and depth w/great 3-D chatoyancy (see video) The video appears a little more blue than purple, but excellent purple color!
Size: 35.8 x 34.5 x 6mm low dome but thick substantial gemstone
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Charoite is a rare silicate mineral, first described in 1978 and named for the Chara River. It has been reported only from the Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia. Charoite has a very complex chemical composition with various mineral ingredients including potassium, calcium and silicon. Basically it is a purple silicate mineral, only found at present in the frozen mountains of Siberia, which upon close examination reveals interesting banding, swirls and inclusions.