• Color: Medium Dark Slightly Yellowish Green

• Clarity: Eye Clean

• Origin: Makatu, Taita Hills, S. Kenya

• Cut: Round Portuguese

• Treatments: None

• Measurements: 3.8 mm

Not long ago we had the opportunity to select a few fine examples from this interesting find of gem Enstatite in southern Kenya.  The color is remarkably fine for the species which is typically known for dark and muddy brown gems.  This lovely pair was cut from the small find of rough that occurred in late 2010 and was profiled in GIA's Gems & Gemology - Spring 2012 edition.  Lab analysis points to Iron and Chromium as a cause for the unique color.  Very nicely cut and completely clean, there were few this attractive and nice and it remains to be seen if anymore rough will be mined. As pairs go, this has to be exceedingly rare - very likely one of the few ever put together. If you are looking at rare gems as matched accent pairs, you simply couldn’t get better than this. Quite exceptional indeed.

$345 total