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9.175 ct Grandidierite Extremely Rare Gemstone Madagascar
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- Dimensions (mm)
- 15.200 x 9.500 x 7.500mm
- Weight (cts)
- 9.175
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Colours
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Grandidierite is a rather rare mineral, with a lovely blue-green color. It is never transparent enough to facet, but attractive, sometimes even jadelike cabochons are cuttable from the translucent material. The high hardness makes it suitable for wear, although cutters have to pay close attention to the cleavage. Cut grandidierite is seldom seen in collections because few collectors have even heard of it or know it exists in cuttable form. Forbes magazine and GIA article classify Grandidierite as the second extremely rare gemstone.
Grandidierite features a deep blue-green color that is often too opaque to facet. The hardness of the gem makes attractive fine jewelry, but cutters must be careful when shaping the stone to avoid fractures. Jewel experts typically cannot set a specific price for the gem, but they generally estimate about $20,000 a carat.
- LUSTER TOP QUALITY
- CLARITY I
- Treatment None
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- SKU
- Dimensions (mm)
- 15.200 x 9.500 x 7.500 mm
- Weight (cts)
- 9.175
- Treatment
- No Treatment
- Colours
-
Grandidierite is a rather rare mineral, with a lovely blue-green color. It is never transparent enough to facet, but attractive, sometimes even jadelike cabochons are cuttable from the translucent material. The high hardness makes it suitable for wear, although cutters have to pay close attention to the cleavage. Cut grandidierite is seldom seen in collections because few collectors have even heard of it or know it exists in cuttable form. Forbes magazine and GIA article classify Grandidierite as the second extremely rare gemstone.
Grandidierite features a deep blue-green color that is often too opaque to facet. The hardness of the gem makes attractive fine jewelry, but cutters must be careful when shaping the stone to avoid fractures. Jewel experts typically cannot set a specific price for the gem, but they generally estimate about $20,000 a carat.
- LUSTER TOP QUALITY
- CLARITY I
- Treatment None
Feel free to to “make an offer” on our other items :)
We Accept Payments through
- Paypal
- Direct Deposit
- Credit Cards
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I paid for the quickest shipping and the day the item was set to arrive it hadn't so I contacted the seller. No response but the next day info was updated to say they shipped it (the day after I should have received it). It did get here by the 2nd ETA dat
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Simply lovely!
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Exceptional stone! Well worth the wait on the shipping!
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the seller did not send it the seller finds it difficult to communicate
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Very nice
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