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).
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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.
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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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