Discover the rare and highly coveted Elite Raquirite Shungite from Santander, Colombia. With its remarkably high carbon content and natural black appearance, Raquirite is a valuable addition to any mineral collection. Used for centuries in paint and insulation, this mineral is a must-have for any expert or enthusiast. It forms in large masses and resembles Noble Shungite in appearance. Discerning Raquirite from Noble Shungite is next to impossible, particularly since their chemical compositions and high carbon content are almost identical.
Shungite is a rare black stone made of up to 98 percent carbon. It’s mainly found in Shunga, a village in Karelia, Russia. New pockets of shungite, known as raquirite have been a recent find in Colombia and have an equally high carbon content.
The stone has a unique composition. It contains fullerenes, or 3-D spherical molecules made of 60 carbon atoms. These molecules are hollow and sometimes called buckyballs.
Along with fullerenes, shungite consists of nearly all the minerals on the periodic table.
The origin of shungite is a mystery. Typically, materials made of carbon come from decayed organic substances like old forests. But the stone is thought to be at least 2 billion years old. This is before organic life existed on the planet.
Some theories of shungite’s origins include:
- a large meteorite collided into Earth and deposited shungite into the ground
- shungite formed due to microorganisms in nearby water
- the composition of organic matter in sedimentary rocks changed over time
Although scientists are unsure of how shungite was formed or where it came from, they attribute the stone’s potential benefits to its fullerene content.
It has been scientifically proven to absorb the electro magnetic field and radiation produced by 5G and WiFi as well as cell phone emissions.
Keep a piece on your router, make one a stand for your cell phone and place them around your home to absorb EMFs.