Binghamite Cabochon #2 Manufacturer: BarlowsGems SKU: B2 Price: $55.00

Long thin oval Binghamite designer cabochon 60 mm by 16 mm and 6 mm thick. Binghamite comes from the Cuyuna iron range in Minnesota. The stone has areas that are highly chatoyant similar to Pietersite or Tiger's Eye. It is a quartz with fibers of goethite in colors of red, gold, black and there are also rare colors. It was named after Bill Bingham, a lapidarist from St. Paul, who discovered the material on mine dumps of the area in 1936.

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