1.08 ct. Mint Vanadium Chrysoberyl
Color: Medium Very Slightly Bluish-Green
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Tanzania
Cut: Oval Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.5 x 5 mm
An exceptional rarity, we are often asked to source these by clients. True Vanadium Chrysoberyls are amazingly difficult to find in higher qualities - in the past we have found about one 1-carat gem to offer every two years. As you may guess, they owe there unique and attractive color to traces of Vanadium, it is a distinct color and is avidly sought by gem enthusiasts - not unlike a fine 'cobalt' Spinel would be. They are something like the minty Garnets from Merelani but differ in that the modifier here tends to be a very slight amount of blue, while the Merelani Garnets tend to have some element of yellow.
The color is superb - just the minty tone that the market wants. Moreover, it is one of the finest cuts we have ever seen in this species, a pure precision job. A magnificent and collector grade gem that comes along only infrequently.