0.10 ct. TW Pallasite Peridot Matched Pair
Color: Medium Yellowish-Green
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Jepara Pallasite, Indonesia
Cut: Round Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 2.4 mm
These are remarkable stones to say the least. Stony-iron meteorites (pallasites) are sometimes peppered with pockets of the mineral Olivine - the species that gives us gem Peridot here on earth. You may have seen that these are sometimes sliced and backlight to dramatic effect for display. As you may suspect, the olivine crystals have endured an incredible strain, from their origin in space to the enormous heat and pressure of their fall the earth. Only on exceptional occasions are there any intact, unfractured gemmy areas that can actually be faceted.
While we love to offer single pieces, we almost never can put together a matched pair of near-perfect accent stones. The cutting of Pallasite stones often leaves much to be desired as the weight is likely to be the primary importance - that is why we are excited to offer some precision cut, simply gorgeous rounds in this exceptional gem material. Bright and lively these are a superb match and represent the very highest quality possible. From the 2008 find of the Jepara meteorite in Indonesia.