Fantastic genuine SB1 Sugilite necklace gemstones untreated not dyed/oiled intense color colorful gemstones silver clasp

Fantastic sugilite necklace

Sugilite was only discovered in the middle of the 20th century and its name goes back to its discoverer.
The main location of sugilite is in the South African Kalahari Desert. However, the Wessel mine is already exhausted, which means the value of the stone is constantly increasing. Other locations include the island of Iwagi in southeastern Japan as well as Namibia and India. However, the sugilites from other sites (except the Kalahari Desert) are not suitable for making jewelry and gemstones because they are very small and do not have a special color. This makes the sugilite from the Kalahari Desert a sought-after and rare jewelry gemstone.

The sugilite finds are accompanied by a number of other minerals, including albite, apatite, biotite, pectolite, zircon, aegirine, richterite, allandite, andradite, titanite and quartz.

The sugilite is of selected quality with a beautiful color, natural and untreated (not dyed or oiled)

The clasp is a rhodium plated sterling silver clasp, rhodium plated silver does not tarnish

Size:
The length of the sugilite necklace is 48 cm, the 2nd option is with a 6 cm long sterling silver extension chain

Size:
Sugilite: The average length of the beads is 14 mm and 8 mm

In between are untreated natural colorful gemstones: amethyst, chrome diopsite, pink tourmaline, peridot, ruby, apatite, tanzanite...

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