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Forbes' Rarest, Certified Poudretteite 1.22 ct Mogok Mined SKU 4
- UGS
- Dimensions (mm)
- 7.13 x 6.68 x 4.48mm
- Poids (cts)
- 1.22
- Certified Gemstones
- Oui
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Type
- Faceted
- Shape
- Fancy
- Couleurs
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General Info:
Poudretteite is an extremely rare mineral and gemstone that was first discovered as minute crystals in Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, during the 1960s. The mineral was named for the Poudrette family because they operated a quarry in the Mont St. Hilaire area where poudretteite was originally found, and the quarry is currently owned by the United Kingdom based Salmon Mining Industries Inc.
A faceted poudretteite is so rare, says the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), that few professional gemologists will ever encounter one.
Poudretteite gets its name from the Poudrette family, owners and operators of a quarry near Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, where a few tiny crystals of the curious material was first unearthed in the mid-1960s. It would take until 1986 for poudretteite to finally be recognized and registered as a new mineral.
In 2000, the first documented gem-quality specimen of poudretteite was discovered nearly half-a-world away in Mogok, Burma — an area famous for its pigeon’s blood rubies, as well as lapis lazuli, garnet, moonstone, amethyst, peridot and chrysoberyl. The 3-carat poudretteite was submitted to the Gubelin Gem Lab for examination, and the findings were published in the scholarly journal Gems & Gemology in 2003.
Also sourced in Burma, the much larger, nearly flawless 9.41-carat poudretteite is the only gem of its kind in the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection. The gem was generously gifted to the Smithsonian in 2007 by Frances Miller Seay.
Poudretteite can range from colorless to purple-pink and owes its color to the presence of manganese in its chemical composition. Specimens with few inclusions and saturated color are said to be worth $6,000 per carat or more.
On the Mohs hardness scale, poudretteite rates a 5, compared to amethyst (7), topaz (8), sapphire (9) and diamond (10). The relative softness of the gem makes it unsuitable to be used in a ring, but it could be used, with care, in earrings, a pendant or pin.
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5
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11
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Thaïlande
2
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| DHL |
Thaïlande
5
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| Registered Shipping |
Thaïlande
5
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- UGS
- Dimensions (mm)
- 7.13 x 6.68 x 4.48 mm
- Poids (cts)
- 1.22
- Certified Gemstones
- Oui
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Type
- Faceted
- Shape
- Fancy
- Couleurs
-
General Info:
Poudretteite is an extremely rare mineral and gemstone that was first discovered as minute crystals in Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, during the 1960s. The mineral was named for the Poudrette family because they operated a quarry in the Mont St. Hilaire area where poudretteite was originally found, and the quarry is currently owned by the United Kingdom based Salmon Mining Industries Inc.
A faceted poudretteite is so rare, says the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), that few professional gemologists will ever encounter one.
Poudretteite gets its name from the Poudrette family, owners and operators of a quarry near Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada, where a few tiny crystals of the curious material was first unearthed in the mid-1960s. It would take until 1986 for poudretteite to finally be recognized and registered as a new mineral.
In 2000, the first documented gem-quality specimen of poudretteite was discovered nearly half-a-world away in Mogok, Burma — an area famous for its pigeon’s blood rubies, as well as lapis lazuli, garnet, moonstone, amethyst, peridot and chrysoberyl. The 3-carat poudretteite was submitted to the Gubelin Gem Lab for examination, and the findings were published in the scholarly journal Gems & Gemology in 2003.
Also sourced in Burma, the much larger, nearly flawless 9.41-carat poudretteite is the only gem of its kind in the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection. The gem was generously gifted to the Smithsonian in 2007 by Frances Miller Seay.
Poudretteite can range from colorless to purple-pink and owes its color to the presence of manganese in its chemical composition. Specimens with few inclusions and saturated color are said to be worth $6,000 per carat or more.
On the Mohs hardness scale, poudretteite rates a 5, compared to amethyst (7), topaz (8), sapphire (9) and diamond (10). The relative softness of the gem makes it unsuitable to be used in a ring, but it could be used, with care, in earrings, a pendant or pin.
| Fournisseur | Destination | Coût |
|---|---|---|
| DHL Défaut |
Reste du monde
5
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
| FedEx |
Reste du monde
5
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
| Registered Shipping |
Reste du monde
11
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
| FedEx Défaut |
Thaïlande
2
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
| DHL |
Thaïlande
5
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
| Registered Shipping |
Thaïlande
5
|
premier article
par article supplémentaire
frais de port plafonnés à
|
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