Mookaite 6x8 Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Table Cut Cube Princess Patricia of Connaught

Princess Patricia of Connaught

Seraphinite's chatoyancy (optical reflectance) gives it a feathery appearance associated with angels (also known as seraphim

These colors swirl throughout the stone in fascinating matrices of color

it is a relative newcomer to the gem market

The quality and transparency of the Quartz almost makes the red spots (caused by iron and hematite) look suspended in time

Mookaite 6x8 Tri Cut Faceted Rondelle - 15-16 Inch Table Cut Cube Princess Patricia of ConnaughtMookaite is a variety of Jasper in colors of red, burgundy, pink, mauve, purple, yellow and white. It takes its name from Mooka Creek, near the Kennedy Ranges of Australia, the only region in the world where the stone is found. Mookaite is formed by the ancient skeletal remains of radiolaria, a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell, that were deposited in shallow sea beds. This later combined with additional silica in the groundwater as well as the