11.58 ct. Schlossmacherite/Ceruleite Cabochon
Color: Medium Blue / Green
Clarity: Opaque
Origin: Guanaco, Chile
Cut: Oval Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 25.4 x 11.9 mm
A very obscure gem material. Schlossmacherite is named for a past president of the German Gemmological Society and is found only in massive form in Chile. It is the 'pistachio' green mineral in the cab, the bright blue being Ceruleite - a mineral that is often found in association with Schlossmacherite. The very attractive robin's egg blue shade makes for an interesting and lovely contrast, what an amazingly aesthetic piece. Very little of this material is worked as a gem material - we doubt you will see this elsewhere.