Stichtite/ Atlantisite 30.5-40mm freeform beads (ETB01169) Sleeping Beauty Turquoise

Stichtite/ Atlantisite 30.5-40mm freeform beads (ETB01169) Sleeping Beauty TurquoiseStichtite or Atlantisite Stichtite in serpentine was first observed in about 1891 in the vicinity of the Adelaide mine, Dundas (east of Zeehan), stichtite is a rare magnesium chromium carbonate hydroxide. The mineral was named stichtite after Robert Carl Sticht, an American born industrialist and metallurgist who worked in Tasmania from 1897 until his death in 1922. Today, stichtite has value as a gemstone and ornamental material; accordingly, it is

meaning 'green'

Quartz stones that contains mineral inclusions are called "rutilated quartz" or "sagenite"

largest bead: 41mm (w) x 51mm (h) x 14mm (d)

The brightest and most valuable "red" called pigeon blood-red

Renaissance painters grinding it as pigment for paint or modern jewelry designer-artists including it within their florid designs

Size: 12 - 13 mm

) Origin: Arizona

5 - 12x11x4mm (41 PCS)

Cut and carat (weight) are also an important factor in determining the price

Size: 8 - 8

the smallest bead : 28 x 28 x 7 mm

but varies to deep green