Russian Muscovite Octagonal Pendant Bead - 20mm x 15mm x 6mm - 6 Pieces - 1811A

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Russian Muscovite Octagonal Pendant Bead - 20mm x 15mm x 6mm - 6 Pieces - 1811A:
$8.99

~~~Russian MuscoviteOctagonal PendantBeads~~~

approx. size : 20mm x 15mm x 6mm

approx. total weight :21 grams =105 carats

* translucent

*every bead exhibits abundant tiny bright-orange particles glisteningfrom within... simply unique and beautiful ...

Listing is for the exact6beads as pictured.

Color of gemstone may vary slightly from screen to screen.

*** Muscovite is the most common mineral in the Mica group. It is white to colorless, silvery-white, and tinged various colors by impurities. It is typically found as massively crystalline material in flaky grans as a constituent of many rock types. It is clear with a pearly luster on cleavage faces, often having a sparkly look in rocks.

The name \"Muscovite\" was used as early as 1794 by Johann Gottfried Schmeisser in his System of Mineralogy, and is derived from the term \"Muscovy glass\", which was in common use at that time that is in reference to the Muscovy Province in Russia. Muscovite sheets were used for kitchen oven windows before synthetic materials replaced them.

Muscovite is not often valuable as a mineral specimen but is often associated with other minerals of extraordinary beauty and value. Some very nice Muscovite crystals accompany such valuable minerals as tourmaline, topaz, beryl, almandine and others. A rare twin variety from Brazil forms yellow five pointed stars and is called \"Star Muscovite\". A deep green variety is called Fuchsite and is colored by chromium impurities.

Muscovite is most commonly found in Russia and