{"product_id":"shattuckite-6-45-cts-17-5x9-0-mm-freeform-cabochon-drc-stabilized","title":"Shattuckite, 6.45 cts., 17.5x9.0 mm., Freeform Cabochon, DRC, Stabilized","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW212811965 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eGem: Shattuckite and Bisbeeite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eWeight: 6.45\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003ects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eSize: 17.52x\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e9.00 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eColor: Electric Blue to Deep Ceylon Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eClarity: Opaque\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eCut: Freeform Cabochon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eLocality: Democratic Republic of the Congo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eTreatment: Stabilized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW230053964 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eHere is something truly special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThis is a freeform cabochon of Shattuckite and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eBisbeeite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom the Democratic Republic of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003ethe Congo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThis material came out in 2013 in one of the largest finds of Shattuckite in history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThe deposit was not large and produced just 2 pockets of this acicular formation of the mineral\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThe patterns and growth of the pieces are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eactually a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereplacement of Shattuckite and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eBisbeeite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter Malachite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eOnce cut, the patterns look\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003enearly identical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the beloved green Malachite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThis replacement and the exact chemistry of this material may never be found again, and thus these pieces are each irreplaceable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThe mineral is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eactually quite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrittle for cutting, so w\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003ee have\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estabilized it with a similar process that is used for Turquoise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThe impregnation process is of a polymer that is pressurized throughout the entire piece at over 5,000 psi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThis material was written up in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eThe Journal of Gemology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e, Volume 34, No.8, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eMany people have related the patterns to Victoria stone or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003eLarimar,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehowever these pieces have a distinct and unique appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW230053964 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":200,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW230053964 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW230053964 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