22.05 ct. Brazilian Pink Apatite
Color: Medium Light Very Slightly Purplish-Pink
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cut: Cushion Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 18.7 x 14.3 mm
Fluorite perhaps? Kunzite maybe? Pink has always been one of the rarest color for Apatite; pinks and purples are known from just a few deposits and are rarely seen in any larger sizes. This lovely old gem was a collection centerpiece for many years - we can’t recall having had a larger example of a pink Apatite. Certainly not a gem that would you would sight-identify as Apatite on the first try. The color is a fine soft very slightly purplish-pink - as stated, very close to Kunzite or Morganite. Entirely clean, the gem has a lovely shape and a quite respectable polish for a stone likely cut many years ago. With a full GIA colored stone report as well.