1.52 ct. Merelani Green Diopside
Color: Medium Slightly Yellowish-Green
Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included
Origin: Merelani, Tanzania
Cut: Oval
Treatments: None
Measurements: 10 x 5.9 mm
One of the most fascinating and rare gem materials to come from the Merelani area. For gem Diopside, the level of saturation found here is almost unheard of; there are green diopsides from other deposits, but nothing approaches this. Equally rare in this superb gem is the size - we have seen nothing close to this size in stones of this quality and color. Quite literally we typically see stones from 0.1 - 0.25 ct. as the norm here. Most of the rough (and there is not alot) is specimen grade at best. A stunning gem and certainly among the best available.