Custom Wire Wrapped Charoite Bracelet Size 7 1/4 Sterling Silver
What is Charoite?
Charoite is a rock-forming mineral discovered in 1948 by geologist Vladimir Ditmar. It was another twenty years before geologists revisited the site where charoite was found, and only then was it fully investigated.
Charoite was found in Yakutia, also known as the Republic of Sakha. This area covers more than three million square kilometres in Russia's Far East (Siberia).
It's widely reported that charoite was named after the Chara River because it's where it's believed to have been found. However, charoite is actually found just over forty miles away.
Extensive discussions took place before this new purple-coloured mineral was named. The name 'Charaite' was initially chosen but later changed to avoid confusion with another mineral called 'charalite'. The name 'Charoite' was finally approved on June 22nd, 1977. Meaning 'lilac stone'.