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Description
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Seraphinite cab ~
Offered here is a striking cabochon cut from seraphinite, which hails from Russia's Lake Baikal area in eastern Siberia. Seraphinite is technically clinoclore, a gemmy form of chlorite in mica. It strongly reminds me of charoite, another Russian material, though it has beautiful shades of green with radiating fern-like patterns of paler green and silver, rather than purple. Like charoite, it has marked depth and chatoyance, and this one is an outstanding example. Nice strings and patches of flashy silvers, weaving in and around deep greens. The stone has a high rounded dome of 6mm, with a brilliant polish both front and back.
Size: 41x17mm
Weight: approximately 31 carats
Price: SOLD See current gemstones for sale
 Seraphinite
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