Sugilite Landscape Carving – Dark Purple & Black Miniature from Wessels Mine Amethyst Some historians estimate that India

Some historians estimate that India was trading in diamonds as early as the fourth century BC

and ritual objects

farringtonite

First described in 1900 by Franz Eduard Suess

It represents a popular feng shui charm for prosperity

Sugilite Landscape Carving – Dark Purple & Black Miniature from Wessels Mine Amethyst Some historians estimate that IndiaProduct Overview: Design: Miniature Landscape Carving Mineral: Sugilite Origin: Wessels Mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa Color: Dark Purple and Black Treatment: None Approx. Dimensions: 1. 9cm x 1. 6cm x 0. 5cm Weight: 2g Background: Sugilite was first identified in 1944 by Japanese petrologist Ken ichi Sugi, after whom the mineral is named. Found in only a few deposits worldwide, sugilite from the Wessels Mine in South Africa is especially