Charoite color:

• light purple to dark purple with black spots
• charoite is opaque to live an interesting play of color tones

Charoite occurrence:

• the only site in the world, in Russia, in Siberia

Charoite gallery

Charoite is a relatively recently discovered gemstone (40tých in the 20th century) and its origins, and not only mapped occurrence in Russia, particularly in Yakutia, which is a large region in the northwest of Russia to Siberia. This area of river flows Cara under which this gemstone got its name charoite. Charoite is very popular for its fascinating purple color to any of the stones in the pictures is not the same. Charoite Each is unique and each excels in their play purple shades.

Charoite the picture at the top shows the whole view of this gemstone. Charoite in this figure shows a detailed view of the structure of this gemstone, which is colored by chemical elements: Barium and Strontium.

Charoite is very popular stone for jewelry making. The figure pendants charoite, which is ground to a smooth cabochon and is set in a quality silver trim that protects the stone from damage.

Author: E-kameny.cz, July 20, 2011