Description

 Lizardite Loose Natural Gemstone CALIBRATED round 4mm to 15mm Collection by SMGLGROUP.COM

Natural Lizardite Cabochon Loose Gemstone, Smooth Cabochons

The loose gemstone lizardite belongs to the serpentine family and consists of magnesium silicate hydroxide. It crystallizes easily and forms into masses, plates, and fibers, and is one of the most common forms of serpentine. Small flexible prismatic crystals can be observed on loose lizardite gemstones. Loose lizardite gemstones are usually found in a light lime green hue, but dark yellow stones are also mined.

Natural loose lizardite stone was first mined in 1955 by Jack Zussman and Eric James William Whittaker on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, United Kingdom. This is where it got its name. Today it is also mined in Brazil, Australia, Switzerland, the United States, Russia, Slovakia, Italy, France, Japan and China.