0.63 ct. Burmese Hibonite
Color: Medium Dark Slightly Orangish-Brown
Clarity: Slightly Included
Origin: Mogok, Burma
Cut: Cushion Mixed
Treatments: None
Measurements: 6.1 x 5 mm
Hibonite is an interesting story; as a mineral it is know from various locales (Malagasy specimens are black and opaque!), but no one seems to have anticipated the occurrence of gem crystals of this species. Several years ago just such an occurrence happened in Mogok, but there has an exceptionally small amount of higher quality material found. When we offer these, they are generally 1/4 ct. in size - a fine stone in excess of 1/2 carat is exceptionally rare. Moreover, the color is an attractive medium brown and, though slightly included, the gem has a fine overall gemmy character that is quite appealing. Always a treasure for the collector.