1.61 ct. Nifontovite
Color: Colorless
Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included
Origin: Charcas, Mexico
Cut: Rectangle
Treatments: None
Measurements: 7 x 6.4 mm
Exceedingly rare as a faceted gem, Nifontovite is a rare borate mineral. As is sometimes the case with rare gem rough, there were a series of crystals found alongside the well known colorless Danburite at this locale over a decade ago. For a brief time you could actually buy a few of these and then they disappeared into collections and faceted Nifontovite was again nearly unheard of. We never saw many fine 1+ ct stones and were happy to come across this one recently. Great cutting and with no distracting inclusions, this is a bright and brilliant example of this rare species.