9.28 ct. Tanzanian Iolite
Color: Dark Violetish-Blue
Clarity: Eye Clean
Origin: Tanzania
Cut: Rectangular Step
Treatments: None
Measurements: 15.8 x 12 mm
Simply a magnificent example of the species. The color is top for Iolite from any locale - that lovely bluish-violet that is so much less purple than Tanzanite. Moreover, clean Iolite approaching 10 carats is exceedingly rare, the shape of the rough tends to be so flat as to preclude larger stones. All the better with this lovely color and orientation - there is absolutely no graying out of the color near the girdle. A superb example of a very underappreciated gem. Many times rarer than clean 10 carat Tanzanite!