Charoite Box. Stone Source: Sakha Republic (Saha Republic, Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia. Artist: Konstantin L...

Description

Charoite Box
Stone Source: Sakha Republic (Saha Republic, Yakutia), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Artist: Konstantin Libman
3.74 x 2.76 x 1.50 inches (9.50 x 7.00 x 3.80 cm)

Russia produces an array of colorful minerals, and Charoite is one of the more impressive. The purplish material has been artistically made into the lid of a box which features some "impurities" which add an orange component to the overall purple and black Charoite. The body of the box is made from Diabase.

[Scale: 1 inch, with mark at 1 cm]

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