3.11 ct. Colorado Rhodochrosite
Color: Medium Dark Slightly Orangish-Pink
Clarity: Eye Clean to Slightly Included
Origin: Detroit City Portal, Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Cut: Cushion Brilliant
Treatments: None
Measurements: 12 x 6.8 mm
Despite the very attractive and similarly colored gems that have been mined in China, the gem world still widely prefers gem Rhodochrosite from the Sweet Home Mine as its favorite. Given two nearly identical stones, the Sweet Home stone will almost certainly sell first even at a higher price; the consequence no doubt of a locale and find so famed that it is forever linked with the entire species. We are seldom able to offer larger, fine Sweet Home stones now - the mine has been closed for years and the supply has simply vanished. This lovely stone is from the new workings at the Detroit City Portal of the Sweet Home Mine - even this has now, sadly, closed permanently. This gem is a great example of the species - excellent size and cutting in addition to the intense color. A few very slight, low-relief inclusions that do not distract - they are easily outpaced by the display of brilliance and dispersion. Very fine larger gem at a competitive cost.