SERAPHINITE 'POLISHED PALM STONE' (6.4 centimetres) - Siberia
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SERAPHINITE
Polished 'palm stone'
Korshunovskoye Mine, Siberia
Seraphinite is a variety of the mineral clinochlore, a member of the chlorite group of minerals. It is an attractive gemstone with a ‘feathery’ appearance.
It is mined from the Korshunovskoye iron deposit in the Eastern Siberia.
The stone has a remarkable optical quality called ‘chatoyancy’, where light is reflected in a particular way due to its fibrous structure.
Presented in a display box.
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Size: approx. 6.4 x 4.6 x 1.6 centimetres
Weight: 63 grams
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