Pietersite Rock slab 109
Pietersite is a very popular stone from Africa, noted for its brilliant chatoyant patterns of lightning blue/black and occasionally red/gold. Highly sought by the lapidary enthusiast, it produces spectacular finished pieces with great brilliance and flash. It is a hard silica material that has been formed by a rare geological replacement process, and is only found in quantity at 3 locations in the world.
Origin: Africa
Dimensions: 4" x 2.5" and approximately 5.4 mm thick. Weight = 90 gr.
Shown wet. Not polished. Flaws are shown as white lines in the final picture frame.
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