1.6" Russian Charoite Sphere with Stand DA1753 penetrator massive golden calcite crystals

massive golden calcite crystals

forms through the crystallization of calcium fluoride with the incorporation of yttrium ions during its growth

mineral specimens from the Nikolaevskiy Mine in Dalnegorsk often feature dark brown to sandy-golden

75" Quartz with Chrysocolla from Tentadora Mine

25" Ytrium Fluorite Obelisk

1.6" Russian Charoite Sphere with Stand DA1753 penetrator massive golden calcite crystalsCharoite Sphere Approx. Diameter: 1. 6 inches Approx. Weight: 89 grams Includes wood sphere stand Charoite is a stunningly beautiful and very rare silicate mineral. It is named for the Chara River in the Sakha Republic, Siberia, Russia and was first described in 1978. It is thought to have been discovered in the 1940's, but was not widely known until the 1970's partly because it has an unremarkable appearance in the field. Charoite exhibits a pearly