Pietersit Pendant / cabochon / new- 8.08 g - (1)

Pietersit pendant / cabochon / new

Set in 925 sterling silver

Including leather strap (80 cm)

Weight: 8.08 g / 40.4 ct (weighed without leather strap)

35.5 mm x 19.9 mm x 7.0 mm

Brand new and unworn


Pietersit is the trade name for a breccia-like mixture of Falkenauge and Tigerauge, ranging in color from dark blue-gray to brown-yellow, and therefore, by definition, is a type of rock.

Pietersite was discovered in 1962 by Sidney 'Sid' Pieters in Southwest Africa (now Namibia), and the mineral is named after him. The exact find location is given as Hopewell Farm, which is 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 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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