Green Fuchsite Sphere - 47mm, 152g

Green Fuchsite Sphere - 47mm, 152g

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Locality - Madagascar
Size – 47mm
Weight – 152g

This fuchsite sphere features gorgeous, deep mossy green tones with unique inclusions of shiny, silvery-gold pyrite flecks, and it displays a spectacular, mesmerising sparkle when turned in the light. This fuchsite is high-quality, pyrite included material from a new find in Madagascar, making this unusual sphere a special addition to any crystal collection.


About Fuchsite

Fuchsite is a green variety of muscovite mica, its colour caused by high chromium content, with fine specimens showing rich, emerald colouration and a sparkling effect on its surface caused by fine grained crystals within it. It is often associated with ruby (specimens that are often incorrectly marketed as 'ruby in zoisite') and may also be included with silvery pyrite flecks. It was originally discovered in Schwarzenstein Mountain in Austria, and named in 1842 by Karl F. Emil von Schafhäutl in honor of the German mineralogist Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs. Most fuchsite is mined in Brazil, though it has also been discovered in India, Russia, Madagascar and South Africa. Fuchsite is one of the most commonly misspelled and mispronounced minerals, often mistakenly spelt 'fuschite' and pronounced with a long 'u', when it is correctly pronounced 'fook-site', as in 'book'.