Vesuvianite

Item Description

Vesuvianite (sometimes labeled as Idocrase in the gem world) is a fairly rare collector's gem, and is only found in a few world localities in fine quality examples. It's interesting to think that despite the simple chemistry, one does not see much in the way of gem quality faceted Vesuvianite on the market. Additionally, most of the Vesuvianites you'll see are an unpleasant brown hue. A few years ago, we acquired a small parcel of some of the best color Vesuvianite that we've ever had for sale. The rough from which these gems were cut was mined in the early 2000s, and to the best of our knowledge, is no longer being found. For the most part, these gems will face up with a greenish hue, but depending on the light in which they're viewed, they will shift in color from a golden-green shade to a honey-yellow color with flashes of yellow-green and orange-yellow here and there. Under halogen light they will look more gold, under fluorescent light they will look more green, and in sunlight, they typically show the best multi-color flash. None of them have a consistent color, and by that I mean, they are diverse in the amount of color they show. This particular stone is an "Oval Brilliant" cut gem with some visible inclusions. The photos show a green hue, but you can see yellow and golden-brown flashes depeding upon the temperature of the light in which it's viewed. If you're a rare stone collector, don't miss out on picking up a nice Vesuvianite for your collection.