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Nuummite Oval Cabochon - Greenland

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SKU: MSG1472
Weight and Dimensions

6 grams, 28mm x 22mm x 3mm

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A beautiful, oval cabochon of authentic Greenland nuummite. This piece displays a rich, black color with a large shimmering band of anthophyllite and gedrite. A great piece for jewelry.

Nuummite is of volcanic origin and a metamorphic rock composed primarily of two minerals: anthophyllite and gedrite. It is believed to have been formed about 3 billion years ago.

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