VERDITE:
Verdite is an exotic and wonderful stone of rare
quality. It captures the mysterious and
beautiful
colours of an age old area of Africa.
Verdite - like the ever changing sea - is infinite in its
variety of lovely shades and patterns,
usually in green, but more rarely in
blues, golds and browns.
Verdite occurs amongst some of the oldest rock in the world
dating back over 3500 million
years. The
only known deposits are found in areas that gold was first discovered in Africa
many centuries ago. In fact it has been
found only in very close proximity to gold.
Verdite is related to the Serpintonites and occurs in a
dozen lens-shaped pods dotted over
a 25 kilometre range. Each deposit displays unique
characteristics. The material has
no
cleavage and is riddled with intrusions of corundum (ruby) crystals, quarts,
calcite and mica. Chromium is the
mineral that gives Verdite its distinctive rich green colour.
Amongst the African people, Verdite takes precedence in
tradition. It is a basis for
ancient
craftsmanship and tribal love. In
powdered form it has been used by witch doctors
as a mystical preparation for
inducing fertility.
When used for carvings, only the most flawless Verdite is
acceptable. The artist’s skill
and
creativity enhances the unique intrinsic beauty of the stone and the stone
inturn
enhances the beauty of his work.
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