Charoite Silver Rings

Etymology and history   Charoite is an unsual mineral and of rare occurence. It is found to date in only one location: along the Chary River at Aldan in Russia. Charoite is a rare mineral, first described in 1978 and named for the Chara River It has been reported only from the Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Siberia, Russia It is found where a syenite, the Murunskii Massif, has intruded into and altered limestone deposits producing a potassium feldspar metasomatite.   Charoite description   Charoite is translucent lavender to purple in color with a pearly luster. However, it is a discrete mineral rather than a rock. Charoite is strictly massive in nature, and fractures are conchoidal. It has an unusual swirling, fibrous... more about charoite » | more about stones used in our jewelry »