Product Description

Raw Charoite rocks directly from Russia.
Charoite is mined only in the one place on the Earth, in Russia.

Charoite (K(Ca,Na)2Si4O*0(OH,F)·H2O) is a rare silicate mineral, first described in ***8 and named for the Chara River. It has been reported only from the Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia. It is found where a syenite of the Murunskii Massif has intruded into and altered limestone deposits producing a potassium feldspar metasomatite.

Charoite is translucent lavender to purple in color with a pearly luster. Charoite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous appearance, sometimes chatoyant, and that, along with its intense color, can lead many to believe at first that it is synthetic or enhanced artificially.

Though reportedly discovered in the ***0s, it was not known to the outside world until its description in ***8. It is said to be opaque and unattractive when found in the field; a fact that may have contributed to its late recognition.

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