2" Russian Charoite Sphere with Stand DM878 moss agate with halite typically appearing as

with halite typically appearing as transparent cubic crystals and trona forming fibrous or granular masses

There is a light dusting of green chlorite on the crystals

Weight: 1820 grams

This is a lovely little specimen of schorl from Aracuai

From the Bull Vein

2" Russian Charoite Sphere with Stand DM878 moss agate with halite typically appearing asCharoite Sphere Approx. Diameter: 2 inches Approx. Weight: 173 grams Includes wood sphere stand See last photo for fluorescence under a long wave UV light! 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