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Lot 55
Exceptional Chrysoberyl
7 December 2016, 10:00 PST
Los AngelesUS$25,000 - US$30,000
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Exceptional Chrysoberyl
India
With a Mohs hardness of 8 1/2, chrysoberyl is a durable stone which can easily be mounted and worn in jewelry. It is not seen extensively in jewelry mostly because of its rarity. Larger stones are rarely seen and those with few inclusions are rarer still. Vivid, electric-neon yellow with a splash of green, the present stone is as fine an example of the rare mineral chrysoberyl as one could hope to find. Both the clarity and the luster are excellent. Chrysoberyls of more than 1 to 2 carats are considered to be very rare. The present stone is a "museum-quality" example worthy of consideration by the most serious collector. Weighing approximately 15.13 carats and measuring 18.01 x 14.81 x 7.58mm mm
With a Mohs hardness of 8 1/2, chrysoberyl is a durable stone which can easily be mounted and worn in jewelry. It is not seen extensively in jewelry mostly because of its rarity. Larger stones are rarely seen and those with few inclusions are rarer still. Vivid, electric-neon yellow with a splash of green, the present stone is as fine an example of the rare mineral chrysoberyl as one could hope to find. Both the clarity and the luster are excellent. Chrysoberyls of more than 1 to 2 carats are considered to be very rare. The present stone is a "museum-quality" example worthy of consideration by the most serious collector. Weighing approximately 15.13 carats and measuring 18.01 x 14.81 x 7.58mm mm
Footnotes
Accompanied by an American Gemological Laboratories report number CS 65966 dated February 23, 2015 stating that the 15.13 carats Chrysoberyl is natural and that it shows no gemological evidence of enhancements.

