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1.8" Polished Seraphinite Sphere - Russia
This is a piece of chatoyant, polished seraphinite that was collected from Siberia, Russia. It has been polished into the shape of a sphere with a mirror-like finish. It comes with the pictured display stand.
Seraphinite is a trade name for a particular dark green, feathery form of the mineral clinochlore. This material is mined exclusively from the Korshunovskoye iron skarn deposit in the Irkutskaya Oblast of Eastern Siberia. Seraphinite is named after the biblical seraphs or seraphim angels: it apparently acquired its name due to its resemblance to feathers, caused by its chatoyancy.
SPECIES
Clinochlore var. Seraphinite
LOCATION
Siberia, Russia
SIZE
1.8" in diameter
CATEGORY
ITEM
#71559