Sphalerite

Item Description

Some of the best color Sphalerite in the world comes from Spain. This is one of the less common faceted gems on the market, and only very experienced cutters have the ability to produce fine gems considering the tremendous softness and brittleness of this material. This stone is a beautiful gem and will probably end up being a great bargain for one of you lucky bidders. This stone has great dispersion, color, size and excellent cutting. This stone has some visible inclusions, but it is VERY hard to obtain totally eye clean stones of this material. The color of the stone is a mixture of golden-yellow with a reddish-orange spot at the culet. The name of the cut on this stone is called a "Modified Cut Corner Triangle" cut. It is a decent Sphalerite gem from what is probably the most famous locality in the world for this material.