14.34 ct. Canadian Gillespite
Color: Medium Dark Orange-Red / Black
Clarity: Opaque
Origin: Gun Claim, Wilson Lake, Yukon, Canada
Cut: Oval Cabochon
Treatments: None
Measurements: 21.1 x 14 mm
For lovers of the obscure, this is certainly one for consideration. Gillespite is a rather rare barium mineral, it is the deep orangish-red mineral in the cab. From a small hand collected series of specimens, there can not be a ton of Gillespite cabs out there! Fine contrast and quite appealing.