18.82 ct. Mexican Amber - The Gem Trader Rare Gems

18.82 ct. Mexican Amber


  • Color: Medium Dark Yellowish-Orange

  • Clarity: Eye Clean

  • Origin: Chiapas, Mexico

  • Cut: Rectangular Radiant

  • Treatments: None

  • Measurements: 23 x 20.6 mm

Though there is some faceted material in the market now from Burma, this is a stone freshly cut from older Mexican material.  The color is a gorgeous deep honey orange - remember that Amber is extremely light, so this stone is much larger than you might expect from its actual 18 carat weight.  Custom US cutting and a fine polish - like most Amber this one is highly fluorescent to UV lighting, just have a look at those photos.  With strong oblique lighting it is even possible to see the flow structure of the Amber across the surface of the table - simply a perfect piece of this species!
 

$25 / carat - $470 total