Chlorastrolite

Chlorastrolite, also known as Isle Royale Greenstone, is a green or bluish green stone.[1] Chlorastrolite has finely radiating or stellate (for examples, see crystal habits) masses that have a "turtleback" pattern. The stellate masses tend to be chatoyant, meaning they have a varying luster. This chatoyancy can be subtranslucent to opaque. Cholorastrolite is a variety of pumpellyite: Ca
2
(Mg,Fe)Al
2
(SiO
4
)(Si
2
O
7
)•(OH)
2
H
2
O
. Chlorastrolite was once thought to be an impure variety of prehnite or thomsonite.

  1. ^ Arguably the rarest gemstone in the world and one of the most valuable American gemstones. The gem quality specimens are typically found on Isle Royale, a large island off the Northeastern tip of Minnesota. a Michigan's State Gemstone

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