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Cherry Blossom Stone® consists of a white to yellowish mixture of the minerals Meionite and Wairakite with small patches of pink Thulite, featuring the coloration of cherry blossoms. Another name for Cherry Blossom Stone is “Rosalinda”, mostly used in Peru but not internationally. On the internet, it is widely known and sold as “Cinnabrite”. However, “Cinnabrite” is a fantasy name. It may have been derived from the scientific name “Cinnabarite” referring to pinkish-red cinnabar. This information is false, however. For more details, see below.
Is Cherry Blossom Stone rare?
Cherry Blossom Stone® is only known from Peru.
Jewelry-grade color:
Jewelry-grade material makes up only 5-10 % of the rough rock coming from the mine.
Jewelry-grade material should not show black impurities and very little yellowish coloration. The pink spots should cover at least 30% of the cabochon surface.
The white matrix often shows a yellowish tone. It is very rare to find top-quality jewelry-grade material that does not show any yellowish tone in the white matrix. However, jewelry-grade material should show very little yellowish matrix. The whiter the matrix is, the higher the quality of the cabochon.
Gemrock has developed the first objective Gemstone Quality Standard for Cherry Blossom Stone, which helps you identify top-quality material and avoid overpriced, low-grade material. Read Here
Gemrock products are ethical crystals
Ethical Cherry Blossom stone refers to stones that are sourced in a way that respects workers, communities, and the environment.
Here is what we do to guarantee that our Cherry Blossom is ethical:
No illegal mining (therefore no child labor and no mining in protected or ecologically sensitive habitats): We are not buying from illegal mines. Legality of the raw material is guaranteed by payments via bank transfer, and after receiving an official invoice from the provider. Illegal miners would insist on cash payments only. By buying from legal mining operations only, we guarantee that no child labor is involved, as legal mining operations are supervised by the government and have to follow anti-child labor laws. Mining in protected areas or ecologically sensitive habitats is not allowed in Peru. By making sure we buy from legal mines, we therefore protect the environment.
No shadow-business mining: While mining concessions might be legal, they still can be shadow-business, not respecting workers’ rights, nor paying labor benefits, ignoring safety, and avoiding paying taxes. By not engaging in cash payments for our rough rock, we eliminate the opportunity for shadow business to occur. We do pay taxes whenever we buy rough rock and therefore do benefit Peruvian society in general by securing that the government has the funds for the services it provides.
No artisan shadow-business gemstone cutting: Crystal providers often promote their products as being sourced from local artisans, indicating that this would benefit local communities. Sadly, the contrary is true: In Peru, 100% of artisan lapidary workshops are shadow businesses. They get paid unreasonably low prices in cash. Artisan lapidary cutters do not work with legal labor contracts, have no health insurance, no retirement funds, no vacations, no maximum weekly labor hours, or any other labor benefits. Therefore, our Angelite gemstones are exclusively produced in-house. We are hiring our gem cutters under legal labor contracts, paying all legally required labor benefits, complying with safety laws, and providing our workers with quality gemstone cutting training and career options. We pay fair salaries that are higher than minimum salaries and get scaled upwards according to the level of training a cutter reaches. Our cutters get paid bonuses to meet quality targets and participate in the profits of the company.
We protect the environment: In Gemrock, we reduced water use in the lapidary process by over 90% by implementing water recycling measures. We recycle our garbage wherever possible. We have calculated the remaining carbon footprint of the products and engage in tree planting projects to neutralize our carbon footprint.
You cannot find the cabochon you are looking for, or you are looking for personalized professional cutting service?
Communicate directly with our cutting factory in Peru. We can help you with:
· Bulk lapidary cutting service
· Calibrated cabochon cutting
· Custom lapidary work and designer cabs from your material or our material
Beware of false information on the internet about “Cinnabrite”
On the internet, it is widely known and sold as “Cinnabrite” (or “Cinabrite”). However, “cinnabrite” is a fantasy name. It may have been derived from the scientific name “Cinnabarite” referring to pinkish-red cinnabar. Some people think that Cherry Blossom Stone® is composed of cinnabar and quartz, but that is incorrect. The name Cinnabrite should be avoided, as it leads to the wrong perception of the stone containing the toxic Cinnabar. This goes so far as to attribute the terms “dragon blood” and “merchant stone” to this stone. Given the fact that those are historical terms related to the toxic Cinnabar, which is not contained in this stone, those references should not be made.
Another misconception is that “Cinnabrite” would contain “pink epidote”. However, real Epidote does not occur in pink.
Chemical analysis made by us should be able to put an end to the ongoing wrongful labeling of the stone:
The Peruvian Cherry Blossom Stone resembles in its appearance a Namibian stone called “Cherry Blossom”, which also contains Thulite.
There is no “pink” Epidote and no Cinnabar in this stone.
The pink dots are in fact “Thulite” (Clinozoisite)
It is the first time that Thulite has been reported for Peru.
Part of the white matrix consists of Meionite, which is part of the scapolite group of minerals (marialite-meionite series).
The second part of the white matrix is Wairakite, a mineral from the zeolite group (analcime-wairakite series)