Charoite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch 8x16-10x24mm The yellowish colors of heliodor

The yellowish colors of heliodor are usually caused by small amounts of iron within the mineral's crystal structure

and chromium lends a beautiful pink or purple

Labradorite is remarkable for the way its aggregate layers refract light

Delicate veining

Spinel is a hard vitreous magnesium aluminum oxide

Charoite 7x8mm Faceted Round Nugget - 15-16 Inch 8x16-10x24mm The yellowish colors of heliodorCharoite is a stone that naturally occurs in intense purple hues, as well as grays, browns, greenish yellows, white and black. These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color. Originally discovered in the 1940s and not introduced commercially until 1978, it is a relative newcomer to the gem market. The name is derived from the Charo River in eastern Siberia, Russia, the only site where it can be found.