9.57 ct. Schlossmacherite/Ceruleite Cabochon
Color: Medium Blue / Green
Clarity: Opaque
Origin: Guanaco, Chile
Cut: Oval Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 16.3 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, almost planet-like. Very little of this material is worked as a gem material - we doubt you will see this elsewhere.