Charoite

Charoite
Čaroitas, Charoiet, Charoit, Charoïte, Czaroit, Чароит, チャロアイト, 紫龍晶手串

Commonly known rarer (so called collectors stones) very rare (rarities) relatively rare organic material

Formula: K(Ca,Na)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH,F)·H₂O
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 5 - 6
Density (g/cm³): 2.54
Cleavage: good
Colors: violet
Luster: -
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: X: rose, Z: colorless
Largest Charoite: -
Deposit: Murun Mountains / Olekminsk / Yakutia / Russia
1st Description: 1978

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Murun Mountains / Olekminsk / Yakutia / Russia

Größere Kartenansicht

Charoite Mineral

Origin: Yakutia / Russia

Photo by kind permission of © www.mineraltivadar.fw.hu, Tivadar Pécsi.

Charoite

Size: 18 x 13 mm

Origin: Baikal region / Russia

Photo by kind permission of © www.edelsteine.at, Wiener Edelsteinzentrum.

Charoite

Weight: 27.50 ct

Origin: Aldan / Yakutia / Russia

Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com, Dr. Laurent Sikirdji.

Charoite

Weight: 1.23 ct

Origin: Murun Mountains / Olekminsk / Yakutia / Russia

Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com, Dr. Robert Lavinsky.

Charoite

Weight: 48.05 ct

Origin: Yakutia / Russia

Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de, Timo Klopp.