Dumortierite Tumbled Stones Inky Blue Colour
Dumortierite is a natural mineral that occurs in metamorphic rocks rich in aluminium. The finest material often features a mass of long slender crystals embedded within the mineral quartz. Commercial grade dumortierite is in fact blue quartz that's heavily included with dumortierite.
Dumortierite was first identified as a mineral in 1881. It was subsequently named after the French palaeontologist Eugene Dumortier [1803-1873]. When newly discovered minerals are named after a person or a place it's quite common for the suffix 'ite' to be used. Examples include sugilite, charoite, labradorite and englishite to name just a few. The suffix 'ite' was first used by Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle [384 BC - 322 BC] for the mineral hematite (haematitis) which he described as "dried and condensed blood".
These superior grade dumortierite crystals are a medium sized tumbled stone although exact weights and sizes do vary slightly from piece to piece. For this reason we've split sizing into small and medium.
More information and photos of the mineral dumortierite can be found in the Articles | Photos section of our website.
Empathic warriors are stones which have at some point in time sustained some kind of damage, usually a chip or fracture. With rocks and minerals having evolved over millions of years we do not believe in throwing them away. These pieces are available to buy at a significantly reduced price. Empathic warriors are not always available. More information can be found in our article on empathic warrior crystals.
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