Sugilite Long 73cm Fantastic genuine SP14 necklace gemstone untreated not dyed oiled intense color sterling silver rhodium plated

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. The mines are in Hotazel ​​(town), but 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. Sugilite is therefore a sought-after and rare jewelry gemstone.

In addition to aegirine, accompanying minerals (parageneses) can include albite, allandite, andradite, apatite, pectolite, quartz, richterite, titanite and zircon.

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

The stones of the chain come from a lot of Sugilite raw material that is over 15 years old. Today it is impossible to get raw material for chain stones of this quality

Sugilite: 5.8mm diameter

The length of the necklace with clasp is 73 cm

In between there are sterling silver beads and faceted natural gemstones: peridot, apatite, tanzanite, chrysoprase

The piece of jewelry is threaded onto 49 strands of coated professional stainless steel jewelry wire (Superior quality Griffin Made in Germany), the 49 strands make the chain particularly soft and at the same time very stable.

The clasp is a carabiner made of rhodium-plated 925 sterling silver. Rhodium-plated silver does not fade to black.

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