Natural XXL Cobbed Buddstone Specimens x 2 From Swaziland

A NOTE FROM NICK 
A pair of XXL natural cobbed Buddstone specimens, perfect lapidary material.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 
Cobbed Buddstone from Swaziland (Eswatini) 
Buddstone comes from the Mountain Range on the border of The Kingdom of Swaziland and South Africa and is a Chromium coloured Fuchsite infused Gemstone found between the Swaziland Jade and the Verdite Deposits in the "" Barberton Greenbelt" . Buddstone has solid- and sometimes whirling white patterns and,  whereas the Verdite deposit on the South African Side of the Border is softer (but with Corundum sometimes) and has a much higher Serpentine content, Buddstone is a blend of Chrome fuchsite, Chalcedony and Seftonite and is a more opaque Green with interesting patterns. The Swazi Jade further along this greenbelt has much higher Chalcedony content and is more translucent but its REALLY difficult to identify the areas on the reef that join and are in between each of these main mining areas and sometimes defy classification into one or the other. The Swazi Bloodstone is also at the end of this reef in the same Mountain Range. 

PRODUCT MINERALS 
Fuchsite, Mica, Chalcedony, Seftonite. 

PRODUCT FEATURES 
Washy Sheen

PRODUCT COLOUR 
Green

MOHS HARDNESS SCALE
7

PRODUCT DATA
Locality = Swaziland
Grade = Very Good to A Grade                      
Size = 218 - 310  mm