1.17 ct. Pinkish Orange Zoisite
Color: Medium Brownish Pinkish-Orange
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Tanzania
Cut: Custom Shield
Treatments: None
Measurements: 8.2 x 6.4 mm
A beguiling unheated gem in an unusual light orangish-brown that is strongly highlighted with pink; always a rare hue with unheated Zoisite. Great cutting, a fine polish and entirely clean. Not at all a common color for these unheated stones, quite interesting and rare as such. n essentially perfect example of a very underappreciated species. Andalusite is known primarily for its very strong pleochroism; the best stones will have an almost bi-color look to them, as is the case here. Totally clean and perfectly cut, this gem is considerably larger than we typically see - these are no longer common at all in the marketplace, especially in weights above 2 carats. A very beautiful stone.