Pietersit Ring / Cabochon / new- 8.26 g - (1)
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Ring with Pietersite meteorite, cabochon cut, set in 925 sterling silver, total weight 8.26 g (41.3 ct), origin Namibia, Hopewell Farm in Kunene region, ring size US 8 (UK P 1/2, EU 57).
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Ring Pietersite / Cabochon / new
Set in 925 sterling silver
Total weight: 8.26 g / 41.3 ct
18.0 mm x 18.0 mm
Brand new and unworn
Ring size
U 57
UK Page 1/2
US 8.0
Fr 17
Inner diameter: 18.1 mm
Pietersite is the trade name for a breccia-like mixture of Falcon's Eye and Tiger's Eye, characterized by dark blue-gray to brown-yellow colors, and thus, by definition, a rock.
Discovered in 1962 by Sidney 'Sid' Pieters in Southwest Africa (now Namibia), Pietersite is named after him. The exact find site is given as Hopewell Farm, located about 40 km northeast of the municipality of Outjo in the Kunene region. The only other known find site (as of 2017) is Nanyang in Henan Province, China, where Pietersite was discovered in 1993.
Pietersit is used exclusively as a gemstone and is offered in cabochon or table cuts, as well as processed into decorative objects.
According to other sources, Pietersite is described as a variety of Chalcedony with fibrous inclusions of amphibole minerals. However, falcon's eye and tiger's eye are microcrystalline varieties of quartz, containing the same basic substance, and the crocidolite or hornblende fibers embedded in tiger's eye and falcon's eye belong to the amphibole group.
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Seller's Story
Dipl. Geol. Tim Güldenpfennig
Translated by Google TranslateRing Pietersite / Cabochon / new
Set in 925 sterling silver
Total weight: 8.26 g / 41.3 ct
18.0 mm x 18.0 mm
Brand new and unworn
Ring size
U 57
UK Page 1/2
US 8.0
Fr 17
Inner diameter: 18.1 mm
Pietersite is the trade name for a breccia-like mixture of Falcon's Eye and Tiger's Eye, characterized by dark blue-gray to brown-yellow colors, and thus, by definition, a rock.
Discovered in 1962 by Sidney 'Sid' Pieters in Southwest Africa (now Namibia), Pietersite is named after him. The exact find site is given as Hopewell Farm, located about 40 km northeast of the municipality of Outjo in the Kunene region. The only other known find site (as of 2017) is Nanyang in Henan Province, China, where Pietersite was discovered in 1993.
Pietersit is used exclusively as a gemstone and is offered in cabochon or table cuts, as well as processed into decorative objects.
According to other sources, Pietersite is described as a variety of Chalcedony with fibrous inclusions of amphibole minerals. However, falcon's eye and tiger's eye are microcrystalline varieties of quartz, containing the same basic substance, and the crocidolite or hornblende fibers embedded in tiger's eye and falcon's eye belong to the amphibole group.
Shipping as insured registered mail.
Seller's Story
Dipl. Geol. Tim Güldenpfennig
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Number of items
1
Main Mineral
Pietersit
Mineral Form
Ring / Cabochon / new
Supplement
925. Sterling silver
Weight
8.26 g
Country of Origin
Namibia
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Rechtliche Informationen des Verkäufers
- Unternehmen:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
- Repräsentant:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
- Adresse:
- Tim Güldenpfennig
Hegelstr. 32
72108 Rottenburg
GERMANY - Telefonnummer:
- +4915756630304
- Email:
- tigue@gmx.de
- USt-IdNr.:
- DE246631347
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