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

First described in 1900 by Franz Eduard Suess

Jade is regarded as a symbol of the beautiful and precious

Pendant Approximate Dimensions: 1

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