Chrysoberyl (ex Matioli)

Item Description

Chrysoberyl is a species that is well known to collectors, but good specimens are only known from a handful of localities in the world. Typically, specimens from Brazil were the only good representation of Chrysoberyl on the market, unless one was lucky enough to obtain a fine Alexandrite from the Urals of Russia. This piece is from a lesser known discovery in Madagascar. It shows a lovely yellow-green color along with sharp, lustrous, well-formed faces and slight gemminess. The piece is actually twinned showing the classic "sixling" form for which Chrysoberyls are known. Certainly worthwhile for any thumbnail collector to pick up as these specimens are hard to come by on the market. From the collection of Paolo Matioli.