Mookaite 6x8 Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Table Cut Cube veins and brecciated patterns

veins and brecciated patterns

it is a relative newcomer to the gem market

Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim

The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost makes the red spots (caused by iron and hematite) look suspended in time

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Mookaite 6x8 Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Table Cut Cube veins and brecciated patternsMookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the only region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the