Charoite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Water Sapphire commonly known as Limestone

commonly known as Limestone

displaying these colors in patterns of parallel bands

” the Sinhalese word for “mixed color precious stone

Lapis was ground and processed to make the pigment ultramarine for use in frescoes and oil painting

apricot and purplish red

Charoite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Water Sapphire commonly known as LimestoneCharoite 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.