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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4616337, member: 8267&quot;]<font size="4">I think [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] may be right.</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>&quot;Non-serpentine stones</b></font></p><p>A number of other types of stone (that are not of the serpentine family) that are perfect for sculpting are found in Zimbabwe. These stones are often even harder than the hardest serpentines and some, such as the currently fashionable red jasper, require electric tools for shaping.</p><p><br /></p><p>They include the mineral verdite which is an intricate swirl of shades of green, the mineral lepidolite which in pure form is a perfect lilac/purple and white marble (and sometimes even pink) which is identical to that found in the Italian Alps and is very hard with large crystals.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.shonasculpture.gallery/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Verdite.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>One of the most highly prized (and expensive) stones available to Zimbabwean sculptors is the beautiful deep green verdite&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.shonasculpture.gallery/shona-sculpture/serpentine-stone/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.shonasculpture.gallery/shona-sculpture/serpentine-stone/" rel="nofollow">https://www.shonasculpture.gallery/shona-sculpture/serpentine-stone/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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