Black Jade

Black Jade with Thulite

Thulite is a pink variety of zoisite. It is also known as rosaline zoisite, manganoan zoisite or Norwegian thulite. This variety of zoisite was first discovered in 1820 in Norway by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg and is named after the mythical island of Thule. Thule, now believed to be Norway, Greenland or Iceland, represented the most known northern boundaries of the world at that time.

Depending on the amount of manganese present, thulite stones typically have an intense pink to reddish color and this stone is commonly found with quartz. Thulite is known for its sparkly luster and is often mottled with white calcite. The primary source of thulite is from Norway at Tvedestrand and Leksvik in Sorlandet, Aust-Auger. Thulite is the national gemstone of Norway. Thulite also comes from North Carolina in the United States.

When Pink Thulite is mixed in with black jade the result allows for having a beautiful display specimen or a lapidary material for making some exciting jewelry pieces.