{"product_id":"polished-one-side-great-dyke-mtorolite-chrysoprase-plates-x-6-from-great-dyke-mountain-range-zimbabwe","title":"Polished One Side Great Dyke Mtorolite Chrysoprase Plates x 6 From Great Dyke Mountain Range, Zimbabwe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NOTE FROM NICK \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e large flat of 6 one side polished Great Dyke Mtorolite plates from Mutorashanga, Zimbabwe. These plates show the distinctive soft apple-green colour unique to the Great Dyke deposit (standard Mtorolite is typically emerald green), with natural edges and occasional vugs. Sizes range between 135 mm to 183 mm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Dyke Mtorolite - Chrome Chalcedony\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe legendary Mtorolite (chrome chalcedony) from the Great Dyke near Mutorashanga, Zimbabwe. Mtorolite is a chromium bearing variety of chalcedony, distinguished from the more common nickel-coloured chrysoprase by its chromium colouring agent. The Great Dyke is a major linear geological feature stretching approximately 550 km through Zimbabwe. It is one of the world’s oldest and largest layered mafic-ultramafic intrusions, formed around 2.575 billion years ago, and is famous for its rich chromite deposits that give rise to this distinctive green material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT MINERALS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMtorolite Chrome Chalcedony\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTrigonal, Etched, Vugs-Cavities\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT COLOUR\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eApple Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOHS HARDNESS SCALE\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e6.5 to 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DATA \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eLocality = Mutorashanga, Zimbabwe\u003cbr\u003eGrade = Good to A Grade\u003cbr\u003eSize = 135 - 183 mm \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTOROLITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50427217674433,"sku":"186-468-260722KW","price":3304.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/186468_15.jpg?v=1784896394","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/polished-one-side-great-dyke-mtorolite-chrysoprase-plates-x-6-from-great-dyke-mountain-range-zimbabwe","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}