1.08 ct. Color Zoned Iranian Demantoid Slice
Color: Medium Dark Green
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Kermann, Iran
Cut: Polished Slice
Treatments: None
Measurements: 6.5 x 6.2 x2 mm
Here is something unexpected and quite special. While these Iranian Demantoids were being cut, it was noticed that they were strongly color zoned; so much so that they may make for interesting polished slices. Well, they do, to say the least! We have not encountered this type of strong zoning before - it progresses from a yellowish-green, through a bright pure green and into a deep green center. Really fascinating and extremely limited, we saw just a precious few of these at Tucson that were ever cut. Well done with both sides highly polished. Featured not long ago in the cover article for the Journal of Gemmology.