Chrome Diopside (superb color)

Item Description

Here's something you don't see every day. This stone is a fantastic, very good sized, intense green color, VVS clarity "Emerald" cut gemstone of Chrome Diopside from Siberia. Chrome Diopside is a very rare gem considering that the only good rough comes from one place in the world (which has a shortened mining season due to the tremendous amount of annual snowfall), and the large percentage of the stones on the market are less than 1 carat. It is very very difficult to find this material in clean stones and inclusions are accepted by most collectors and dealers. A great representative stone of this hard to find gem, especially from the standpoint of size. Valued at $286.25 high retail.