Charoite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Zebra Jasper Azurite often occurs with green

Azurite often occurs with green Malachite

It was used in the Egyptian Book of the Dead

with little alteration of the external shape of the original crystal

where the stones are thought to have been originally found

Charoite 10mm Round - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Zebra Jasper Azurite often occurs with greenCharoite 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.