GRADE A AMETERINE ROUGH 16.20 CTS [S483 ]

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Starts	July 23, 2008 10:35 PM
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Auction Category	ametrine gemstones ameterine rough	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
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GRADE A AMETERINE ROUGH 16.20 CTS [S483 ]

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A GRADE AMETERINE

This rough ameterine specimen that has been clean /rubbed down and is now ready for cabbing or facating.This stone has been hand picked out of a large parcel from the miner.They are clean rubs showing no major faults or inclusions and should be a pleasure to cut.

Weight 16.20 cts app

Size 22 x14 x 8 mm app

Ametrine is a naturally occurring variety of Quartz. It is a mixture of Amethyst and Citrine gemstones with zones of purple or orange. Almost all commercially available A metrine is mined in Bolivia, there are also deposits being exploited in Brazil and India. The Anahi Minein Bolivia is the major world producer of Ametrine. The mine first became famous in the seventeenth century when a Spanish conquistador received it as a dowry when he married a princess from the Ayoreos tribe named Anahi. Ametrine was introduced to Europe through the conquistador's gifts to the Spanish queen.

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