2.80 ct. North Carolina Amber - The Gem Trader Rare Gems

2.80 ct. North CarolinaAmber


  • Color:  Dark Reddish-Brown

  • Clarity:  Slightly Included

  • Origin:  Lee Creek, Aurora, North Carolina

  • Cut:  Rectangular Radiant

  • Treatments:  None

  • Measurements:  13.8 x 10 mm

Certainly one of the most obscure localities for Amber, let alone a faceted one. Aurora, North Carolina is know for producing fossilized teeth, but there is also a reasonably well known deposit of Amber in the fossil beds. This is an older gem, indeed is has some ‘craquelure’ like an old oil painting noticeable across the surface - entirely stable, just a stone that was cut years and years ago. Deep color and fairly surprising brilliance for the material. A very rare US Amber!
 

$125 / carat - $350 total