| Shimmering with dazzling soft lavender, violet or | | | | This gem is a rock that comprises numerous |
| lilac luster to a deeper dark and mysterious purple | | | | minerals including Charoite. The clearly distinctive |
| with whirling patterns of black Augite, microcline | | | | purple color that often ranges from a light to dark |
| feldspar lucid crystals tinged with orange Tinaksite | | | | purple with both opaque and translucent finishes |
| describes the rare and recently discovered mineral | | | | often simultaneously contained within the same |
| gem Charoite. Gemologists easily identify this | | | | gem is due to the mineral Charoite. Its fibrous |
| stone because although it is truly a beautiful | | | | crystals that form in unusual swirling patterns |
| natural gemstone it's also one of the most unique | | | | randomly entwining also make it unique as well as |
| as well. | | | | striking. |
| Color: Light, Medium to Dark Purples | | | | It was first discovered in 1978 in the Murun |
| Mohs' Scale Hardness: 5 - 6 | | | | Mountains in Yakutia, Russia; and was named |
| Specific Gravity: 2.5 - 2.8 | | | | after the Charo River which is near where it was |
| Refractive Index: 1.55 - 1.56 | | | | found. It is often mistaken as a synthetically |
| Fracture: Conchcoidal | | | | manufactured stone because it is so strange |
| Sheen/Lustre: Vitreous to Pearly or Silky | | | | looking. Due to its recent discovery, Chariote has |
| Crystal System: Monoclinic | | | | no legends that surround it. |