Fantastically beautiful and large piece of GABRO MERILLIT in a sphere shape. This shade of color is also called "BLIZZARD STONE" because of the resemblance of white snow flakes in a dark stormy night. Other names are: * Blackstone is English for 'black stone' * Gabbro is named after the village of Gabbro in Tuscany, Italy. * Mystic merlinite * Gray-blue spotted gabbro is also called indigo gabbro or mystic merlinite (mystical merlinite). Gabbro is the name of a group of deep rocks, formed deep in the earth. In the interior of the earth it is red-hot and the rocks are liquid. This 'magma' rises and cools against the bottom of the earth's crust. The dimensions of this beautiful and decorative mineral are: Circumference: 26.1 cm Diameter: 8.31 cm Weight: 846 grams Beautiful high obelisk made of this very special stone, Gabbro from Madagascar, which has been beautifully polished by the craftsmen in Madagascar and with which you can decorate your living room beautifully and furnish it tastefully. Information: Composition: variable; 10-90% light-colored feldspar high in calcium (plagioclase); 20-65% dark minerals such as pyroxene, olivine and hornblende. May also contain minerals such as magnetite, biotite, apatite, chlorite, hercynite, augite, labradorite, hypersthene, ilmenite, amphiboles, muscovite and albite. In addition, may contain metals such as iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, gold, silver, platinum, copper. Hardness: 7, depending on the composition sometimes softer. Transparency: opaque Fracture: friable, shell-shaped Clearance: excellent Density: 2.7 - 3 For more info: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbro Note: Gold colored metal stand is not included in the auction lot. Will be shipped registered and insured