8.62 ct. Zambian Amethyst - The Gem Trader Rare Gems

8.62 ct. Zambian Amethyst


  • Color:  Medium Light Very Slightly Violetish-Blue

  • Clarity: Eye Clean

  • Origin:  Mapatizya, Kalomo Dist., Zambia

  • Cut: Pear Brilliant

  • Treatments:  None

  • Measurements: 18.5 x 11.9 mm

These have become extremely popular gems for us, and it is not difficult to see why.  The color is so rich - a deep, saturated purple with a great reddish flash.  This is the color that is meant when enthusiasts use the old 'siberian' term.  Great size and a fine, precision cut, there is nothing at all to detract here - one tiny veil visible under 10x well off towards the girdle   Moreover, in a world of seemingly ever-present treatment, it is comforting to know that these stones are completely natural and untreated.
 

$20 / carat - $172 total