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Tanzanite (33.61 carats)
- Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania
- Thumbnail, 2.3 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
- Start Time: 05/04/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/14/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An EXCELLENT, beautiful and aesthetic tanzanite thumbnail. The two, gemmy and lustrous, parallel-growth tanzanite crystals with sharp terminations exhibit classic, textbook pleochroism. The A and B axes are the beautiful, blue and blue-violet, while the C axis is a rich reddish-brown, nearly a clove-brown, indicative of natural unheated state of color (hard to photo). This is a wonderful, complete all-around and pristine, untreated tanzanite thumbnail with textbook colors and sharp crystal form. 33.61 carats or over 6 grams. Valued $1500