CHAROITE
Specimen chr-11
$ 32.00Dims: 2.64x2.02x0.55" (6.71x5.14x1.40cm)
Wt: 1.63oz (46.2g)
Tchara River, Sacha, Russia
This Tchara River specimen displays four minerals common to this location. It is mostly charoite in pretty shades of purple, with a lot of aegirine providing a nice contrast. There are also a few crystals of golden tinaksite, and some quartz. One side of the specimen has been polished to a high gloss, exposing the end of a tinaksite crystal that is most visible on the reverse. Its translucent nature allow light to show through the specimen. The aegirines (from the back side) show a pattern of radial crystal growth - one cluster is especially nice.