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Charoite | Discovered quite recently in the late 70's, the
only deposit currently
known is near the Charo River in Russia. With the fall of the Iron Curtain, this gemstone entered the market at
relatively inexpensive prices. Today it is nearly mined out with most of the Charoite now heavy with white matrix rock.
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Coral (Natural) | The mining of natural Red/Pink
Coral has now been permanently banned. Once the current stocks have been depleted, no more is available
making this an excellent investment!
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Larimar | Larimar is really Pectolite, a rather common mineral. What makes
Larimar so rare and expensive? The baby blue variety of Pectolite,
known as Larimar, is found in only one spot in the world, the Dominican Republic. It is a beautiful Baby Blue and
very reminiscent of a peaceful blue ocean.
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Seraphinite | First described by a Russian Minerologist in the late 1800's, this gemstone
is found in Eastern Siberia. Again, found in only one spot in the world, this gemstone is a rare silvery forest green Mica
named after the Angels thought to sit by God's throne, the Seraphim.
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Sugilite | Discovered quite recently in the late 70's, the original deposit in
Japan has long been mined out. There is a source in South Africa. This semi-precious gemstone has nearly priced
itself out of the market in recent years and the inevitable fakes of course, have been cropping up, most of it
a purple looking Mica called Lepidolite. How to tell? Lepidolite is EXTREMELY soft, whereas Sugilite cannot be scratched
by a knife.
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Tanzanite | Discovered around 1967, there is a single known deposit of this gemstone
in Tanzania. Highly prized for the ethereal blue coloring, most Tanzanite is heat treated. The GIA estimates the
mine will be exhausted in about 5 years. Owning some Tanzanite, then, would seem like an excellent investment!
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