Chrome Diopside, Natural, Smooth Round, One 4mm Strand, Limited Stock!

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Chrome Diopside, Natural, 4mm Smooth Round, Limited Stock!

4mm strands have 100 to 105 pieces 

Chrome Diopside is a recently discovered gemstone that boasts a mesmerizing deep green. This precious stone gets its color from the mineral chromium. It ranges in color from light, bright green to almost black, with color growing darker as the gem size increases. The clarity of chrome diopside ranges widely, from transparent to opaque.

Just after the break-up of the old Soviet Union in 1988, Russian Chrome Diopside began to show up around the world. Nearly all the world's gemstone quality Chrome Diopside is sourced from a mountainous and usually frigid area of Russia. It is regarding as a better quality and quantity than other places. It has been found also in South Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Myanmar as well as Madagascar.

Hardness 5-6

This is a natural stone that has had no treatment other than cutting, drilling, and polishing. 

The source of these beads is South Africa and they are cut, drilled and polished in China.