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Amethyst 255.5 ct GIANT Purple Blue!
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/ new
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Condition
New
Location
South Africa
Product code
AT287321
Bob Shop ID
23159324
Purple Blue!
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Gemstone Properties
Clarity Scale IF - No Inclusions under 10x Loupe VVS - Inclusions not visible to naked eye VS - Barely see inclusion SI - Slight Inclusion I - Many Inclusions |  |
Quantity | 1 |
Colour | Purple |
Clarity | VVS |
Weight | 255.5 ct |
Size | 47.5 x 45 x 21.3 mm |
Shape/Cut | Oval Cut |
Luster | Excellent |
Hardness | 7 |
Origin | Uruguay |
Treatment (Seller not aware of other treatments) | Hydrothermal |
Measured Refractive Index (By seller) | 1.545 |
Theoretical Refractive Index* | 1.544-1.553 |
Measured Specific gravity (By seller) | 2.65 |
Theoretical Specific Gravity* | 2.65 |
* Gemstones of the World, Walter Schumann, 3rd Edition, 2006.
Note: Lovely blue purple gem!
I've indicated HYDROTHERMAL under treatment. WHY: This is a genuine Amethyst, showing all the characteristics of amethyst and was sold to me as a natural stone. However most experts I've consulted say that with stones this large, the possibility is 99.5% that its a synthetic, most likely produced by the hydrothermal method, resulting in stones that are identical to natural stones. Definitive testing would require sending it to a lab e.g. EGL in JHB which charges R275/ct (in this case R6000 plus). Also it is possible some of the tests would be destructive. Simply put: I can't (& the gemologists I 've spoken to wouldn't) put pen to paper certifying that its 100 % natural or synthetic, without lab certification. So I've indicated hydrothermal to denote the possibility. | |
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