Shungite 10mm Faceted Nugget 15-16 InchShungite is a black, lustrous, non crystalline mineraloid consisting of a high percentage of carbon. It was first found in a deposit near Shunga village, in Karelia, Russia, where it gets its name. Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century. Peter the Great set up Russia's first spa in Karelia to make use of the water purifying properties of shungite. The antibacterial properties of shungite have been confirmed by

igneous rock with high silica content

black or brown veins running through it in web-like patterns

It can be easily confused with other minerals due to its variety of colors and formations

so treat it gently

It is known for its colors -- dark green and mustardy yellow

black and red

Phillipine Rosewood

It is also said to aid artists in the emotional process of bringing forth authentic and vulnerable work

Yellow Opal does not display the changeable flash of internal luster that other opals are known for

Green Aventurine is a green translucent quartz with glimmering metallic inclusions

where it was mined since around 300 BCE

Labradorite is usually gray to green