55mm Chatoyant Pietersite Sphere Petersite Crysta Ball

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Item Description: item name: 55mm Chatoyant Pietersite Sp Petersite Crysta Ball origin: from China size: 2 1/8" (55mm) weight: 7.75OZ(220g) material: pietersite Photographed In Natural Sunlight.Pictures have NOT been altered! Its a magnificent, rare, colorful, gem stone, Chinese Pietersite has striking combinations of gold, red and blue color segments which sometimes also includes a deep golden brown color, This beautiful stone is one of them. Only found in two country in the world,China and Namibia,Africa Colors include various blues, golds and reds, that may appear together or alone. Blue is the rarest color, followed by red. The blues range from a baby blue to dark midnight hue. Golds can be light to very deep and rich, sometimes having a reddish hue. All fibrous 3color variations will have a superb and striking chatoyancy, the bright and subtly changing shimmer of color that moves along the surface of a gemstone as it is viewed from varying angles. Pietersite was named in honor of its discovery by Sid Pieters. In 1962, Mr. Pieters was visiting a farm in Namibia, Africa, when he first laid eyes on a sample of this mineral. The stone appeared to be quite heavy for its size, so he took it to his workshop for further study. No sooner than had he cut the stone open, Pieters was stunned by the brilliant rays of his new finding. read more

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