Black shungite has in its chemical composition almost the entire list of the Chemical Periodic Table. But the main chemical elements are carbon and SiO2 (Silicon dioxide).
What elements does shungite have?
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Is shungite a gemstone?
No, shungite is not a gemstone. Besides, this stone is not even semi-precious!
But this fact does not make shungite a useless and unnecessary stone. On the contrary, it is a fairly well-known and in-demand mineral (rock) on the market. In this article, you will learn why shungite is not a precious stone, but it is still valuable. And also, relatively, an expensive stone.
Is shungite a rock or mineral?
Shungite is a rock and a mineral at the same time. You may ask, how is this possible? I will answer you, yes, it’s incredible, but it can very well be and that’s why.
Shungite rocks
Shungite rocks is a scientific definition
Shungite is a rare mineral containing fullerenes, the carbonaceous substance of shungite is neither graphite nor coal. The main unit of the supramolecular structure of the carbonaceous substance of shungite rocks is a globule – a fullerene-like formation of the order of 10 nm in size. Which is a 3-dimensional closed shell, and in General, consists of fragments of such shells or smoothly curved packages of carbon layers covering a nanoscale pore.
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A scientific name or a marketing ploy?
Elite noble shungite is the marketing name for the rare mineral with an extremely high content of allotropic rare form of carbon. This value ranges around 100%.
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