Combarbalite

E135268

Combarbalite is a distinctive semi-precious ornamental stone, prized for its varied colors and patterns, that is uniquely found and traditionally worked in the Combarbalá area of Chile.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Combarbalite canonical 1
Combarbalite stone 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lapidary material ⓘ
ornamental stone ⓘ
semi-precious stone ⓘ
associatedWith Combarbalá ⓘ
local handicrafts ⓘ
tourism in Combarbalá ⓘ
category Chilean gemstones ⓘ
ornamental rocks ⓘ
contains chalcedony ⓘ
quartz ⓘ
various silicate minerals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Chile ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Combarbalá identity ⓘ
economicImportance local craft economy ⓘ
exportedTo international craft markets ⓘ
foundIn Combarbalá ⓘ
Coquimbo Region ⓘ
Norte Chico ⓘ
geologicalType metasomatic rock ⓘ
siliceous rock ⓘ
hardnessOnMohsScale 5–7 (approximate) ⓘ
hasColor brown ⓘ
green ⓘ
grey ⓘ
pink ⓘ
purple ⓘ
white ⓘ
hasNotableProperty traditionally hand-worked ⓘ
unique to Combarbalá area ⓘ
varied colors and patterns ⓘ
hasPattern banded ⓘ
mottled ⓘ
veined ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
marketedAs semi-precious stone ⓘ
minedIn Combarbalá ⓘ
namedAfter Combarbalá ⓘ
processingMethod carving ⓘ
polishing ⓘ
typicalFinish high polish ⓘ
typicalUseLocation Chile ⓘ
usedFor decorative objects ⓘ
jewelry components ⓘ
ornamental carvings ⓘ
small sculptures ⓘ
souvenirs ⓘ
valueCategory semi-precious ⓘ
workedBy local artisans ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Combarbalá → hasResource → Combarbalite ⓘ
Combarbalá → materialUsedInCrafts → Combarbalite stone ⓘ
linked to: Combarbalite