6.48 ct. Sri Lankan ‘Sage’ Green Zircon
Color: Medium Grey-Green
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Nivitigala, Sri Lanka
Cut: Oval
Treatments: None
Measurements: 11.6 x 8.8 mm
From the very moment you see this one, you will realize what an odd and special color you are looking at. Greens Zircons, particularly Sri Lankan ones, are usually quite dark in tone. Not that they are unattractive, but they are nearer the ‘forest’ green end of the spectrum. This fine gem has one of the lightest tones, while retaining an immediate green hue, that we have ever seen. Moreover, the modifier is grey and not brown, so the color has a very peculiar and fine ‘sage’ green hue. It resembles perhaps closest the green Quartz often called Praisiolite, albeit with the far superior luster and brilliance of Zircon. Magnificent size and striking, one very attractive Zircon indeed.