AMETHYST, IF / VVS, 18.05 cts., 22.41 x 17.70 x 10.56

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Current Bid (USD)	50.00	Member Since	April 29, 2008 in United States of America
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Starts	November 21, 2008 7:00 PM
Ends	November 28, 2008 7:00 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Amethyst Gemstones > Stones	Shipping Cost	5.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	61481	Shipping Insurance (optional)	0.00
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Description

A very nice “Bahian” amethyst….

“What’s “Bahian, Uncle?”

“Bahian” is the mid grade of purple colored amethysts.

“ Siberian” is the darkest, with the most saturation.

“Bahian” is next. Not as dark and no blue/red fire, like the “Siberian”.

The last is ”Uruguayan”….the lightness of all the purple amethysts…. “Uruguayan” amethyst usually has a lot of inclusions….

“Ewwwwwwwww, Uncle”

Then you have “ Rose de France”….. that’s the pink amethysts….

And Prasolite…..it’s a natural green amethyst …. Not too green, but pale light green.

“Ooooooo”

“Mahalo, Uncle!”

“ Aloha, keiki o ka’aina. Now you come wise, get akamai! ”

“ Now , shusssh….we get company, make respect ,… plenny.”

“ Otay, Uncle….can.”

Kids…… Volunteer to babysit, just onnnnnnnnne time…..

And look where it gets ya!

Where was I?

Oh, yea…. This is a beautifully concave cut “Bahian” amethyst that is truly aspiring to emigrate to Russia.

It is on the dark side if “Bahian” and is showing glints…

I repeat…. GLINTS …… of blue fire. (It isn’t a predominating factor in this description.).

The absolute perfect size. For a pendant and not too deep for a large stoned ring.

As a concave cut there are a lot of “Bite” points for a wire wrapper.

Hey…this stone is better than I thought!

I better up the price!

Naaah…. I get bad mana for dat… plenny.

Mo'betta' to lower da kine price......

Less than 3.00 @ carat...

'cause you NO can have too much good mana......

AS WITH ALL MY STOCK, IF YOU AREN'T 100% SATISFIED, WARM AND FUZZY ABOUT THIS STONE.....SEND IT BACK FOR A FULL REFUND. I WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM RESELLING IT.

PLEASE REMEMBER....MY LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON REPUTATION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, INTEGRITY AND YOUR FEEDBACK....IF YOU DO NOT LEAVE FEED BACK FOR ME, I CANNOT ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND/OR PROBLEMS NOR CAN I LEAVE FEEDBACK FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE YOU

PRODUCT :	AMETHYST
QUANTITY :	1
CUT/SHAPE :	MODIFIED CONCAVE STEP/ PENDELOQUE
SIZE :	22.41 x 17.70 x 10.56mm
WIEGHT:	18.05cts.
COLOR :	"BAHIAN" PURPLE
CLARITY :	IF / VVS
GIA TYPE :	SEE CHART FOR TYPE I
ORIGIN :	URUGUAY
HARDNESS :	7.0
TREATMENT :	NONE
LUSTER :	VITREOUS

GIA Type I Clarity Chart

VVS Very Very Slightly Included - Minute to not detectable
VS Very Slightly Included - Minor inclusions

SI1 Slightly Included - NOTICEABLE to obvious
SI2 Slightly Included 2 - OBVIOUS to noticeable
I1 Included 1 - Prominent - moderate effect on appearance or durability.
I2 Included 2 - Prominent - severe effect on appearance & durability.
I3 Included 3 - Prominent- severe effect on beauty, transparency & durability

Type 1 Gemstones are gems that are normally found to be clean.
This includes gems such as:
Aquamarine, Amethyst, Citrine, Danburite, Topaz(Blue), Kunzite, Tanzanite, Beryl(Pink, Green,and Yellow) , Morganite , Spodumene, Tourmaline(Green), Yellow Chrysoberyl, Zircon(Blue and Clear), Zoisite.

GIA Type II Clarity Chart

VVS Very Very Slightly Included - Minor inclusions
VS Very Slightly Included - NOTICEABLE to Obvious
SI1 Slightly Included - Noticeable to OBVIOUS
SI2 Slightly Included 2 - Obvious to Prominate

I1 Included 1 - Prominent - moderate effect on appearance or durability.
I2 Included 2 - Prominent - severe effect on appearance & durability.
I3 Included 3 - Prominent- severe effect on beauty, transparency & durability.

Type 2 Colored Gemstones by their nature have natural inclusions.
(Inclusions are the norm) This includes gems such as:
Ametrine, Amblygonite, Andulusite, Apatite. Alexandrite, Crysoberyl, Diopside, Feldspar, Flourite, Garnet(All species), Iolite, Natrolite, Fire Opals, Phenakite, Peridot, Quartz, Rhodolite, Ruby, Scapolite, Spinel, Sapphire, Taaffeite, Topaz (all colors EXCEPT Blue), Tourmaline ( All colors EXCEPT Green/Indicolite, Red(rubellite) and watermelon), Zircon (All colors EXCEPT Blue and Clear).

GIA Type III Clarity Chart

VVS Very Very Slightly Included - NOTICEABLE to obvious
VS Very Slightly Included - Noticeable to OBVIOUS
SI1 Slightly Included - Obvious to prominent
SI2 Slightly Included 2 - Obvious to PROMINENT
I1 Included 1 - Prominent - considerable effect on appearance or durability
I2 Included 2 - Prominent - severe effect on transparency or durability
I3 Included 3 - Prominent - severe effect on beauty, transparency & durability

Declasse - Stones not transparent because of inclusions.

Type 3 Colored Gemstones by their nature have many natural inclusions.
(Heavily Included is the norm) This includes gems such as:
Benitoite, Emerald, Idocrase, Kyanite, Prehnite, Red Beryl, Rhodochrosite, Red Tourmaline, Sphalerite, Sphene, Watermelon Tourmaline.

More Information

Certified Gemstones: no

Bidding History


Member	Bid	Time & Date
gotme59	50.00	November 27, 2008 9:47:01 PM

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