Gem: Vanadium Kornerupine
Weight: 1.625 ct.
Dimensions: 9.05 x 6.15 mm
Clarity: VS -- More specifically, it's mostly VVS, but has two very small remnants of dislocations that can be seen with magnification. The stone is effectively EYE CLEAN
Origin: Umba Valley, Tanzania
Treatments: None
Comments:
Kornerupine in this saize is virtually unheard of, and is certainly now hardly ever available. The 2019/2020 find has been mined out for years now, and shortly after that, was hard to find on the market, either as rough OR faceted gemstones.
Anything over 1 ct. is considered very rare, and above 1.5 ct is an order of magnitude harder to find or acquire.
This piece is cut in a highly custom design by Scott Maier. The original gem pattern was designed by Arya Akhavan, and then very slightly modified when cut.
There are two very minor, and small inclusions in this gem. Both are very hard to see with the naked eye. Neither inclusion is present in a central (visible) position.
The colors are superb: minty and light, but saturated enough to come through in bright lighting. There is a leaf green color and a lime green color, due to kornerupine's dichroism.
What a beautiful gemstone! I haven't seen too many larger kornerupine gems, but definitely not more than one or two that have this level of custom detail and fine clarity.