Specimen #2444
Name: Chrome Diopside
Type: Gem
Locality: Russia
Favorite? N
Fluorescent? N
Size: 4.50 mm
Weight: 0.27 ct
Acquired: 2012-06-01
Source: Arkenstone Auction
Label: N
Comment: A unique and colorful gem to be sure. This stone is a good, decent sized, deep green color, VVS "Trillion" cut gemstone of Chrome Diopside. 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, so the clarity makes this little stone special.
Minerals: Diopside (CaMgSi2O6)
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