Greenlandite

[Wolfsong]

Here's something new.... well not really :)

Greenlandite is marketed as "the world's oldest gemstone" with the mineral-bearing material dated to 3.8 billion years ago. This is a quartzite with a large amount of fushsite evenly distributed throughout it to give it its green color. Although found in many locals worldwide the Greenland material shows a more bluish green color which seems to be desired by jewelers. This stuff is well suited to be cut and polished into beautiful stones for jewelry or for display.

This is a stone of the earth and of tranqulity.

The cape of the Bishop of the Greenland contains Greenlandite stones.

The picture belowe shows two specimens... one showing a cut side the other showing its rough natural form.

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[lightdragon]

Interesting . Which stone is older this one or the nuummite. both are near the same age though .almost 4 billion years old.

[Wolfsong]

they both come from several areas of which some are the same... the most common deposits of both types come from the Godthabsfjord area. Greenlandite is found in the same strata as Nuummite so their ages are relatively the same but smll quantities of Greenlandite have been dated as slightly older than Nuummite.

[lightdragon]

cool. So greenlandite is the oldest known stone .