27x20x4mm
15g
Satisfying the human desire for symmetry, trapiche gems have a special allure. A trapiche (pronounced tra·PEE·che) is a type of milling wheel used to process sugar cane. Its spokes made it the namesake of trapiche gems, with their "spokes" or "arms" of inclusions between gemmy mineral growth. Since the geological conditions necessary to create these gems are uncommon, trapiches are some of the rarest specimens on Earth. Due to their fairly recent discovery and extreme rarity, relatively little information on these gems is available.
These are cross-section slices of citrine quartz, thusly cut and polished to reveal the trapiche zoning of light and dark citrine yellows around the c-axis. They are also not irradiated or heat-treated in any way.
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Note: These are real and natural products, and so might have some flaws or imperfections. We have done our best to pick the best pieces available, but nature is often imperfectly perfect. Therefore, please only make the purchase if you are alright with this.
27x20x4mm
15g
Satisfying the human desire for symmetry, trapiche gems have a special allure. A trapiche (pronounced tra·PEE·che) is a type of milling wheel used to process sugar cane. Its spokes made it the namesake of trapiche gems, with their "spokes" or "arms" of inclusions between gemmy mineral growth. Since the geological conditions necessary to create these gems are uncommon, trapiches are some of the rarest specimens on Earth. Due to their fairly recent discovery and extreme rarity, relatively little information on these gems is available.
These are cross-section slices of citrine quartz, thusly cut and polished to reveal the trapiche zoning of light and dark citrine yellows around the c-axis. They are also not irradiated or heat-treated in any way.
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Note: These are real and natural products, and so might have some flaws or imperfections. We have done our best to pick the best pieces available, but nature is often imperfectly perfect. Therefore, please only make the purchase if you are alright with this.
