Alexandrite Diamonds Ring
Looking for a green gem with rich colors and excellent clarity? What are your options? The traditional choice is the Emerald, but Emerald is most famous for its color clarity. Tsavorite Garnet released in the 1970s and became the second choice in the green stones. Premium quality tsavorite not only had an excellent green color saturation was superior brightness, clarity and hardness. The only problem is that tsavorite has become so popular that the price increase as high or higher than the emerald.
The next option is a rare variety of green tourmaline, chrome tourmaline known name. As tsavorite garnet, chrome tourmaline is in East Africa, and colored by traces of chromium and vanadium. And as tsavorite, chrome tourmaline fine is a pure visual green forest with a bluish light yellow secondary. But Chrome tourmaline is found to be equally rare and expensive that tsavorite garnet.
GEMS left The only common green peridot and green tourmaline. Peridot green trend yellowish or olive green, and never had more serious tone tsavorite and chrome tourmaline. Regular green tourmaline saturation rarely wonderful rare chrome version.
This situation began to change in 1988 when a new major discovery of a chrome-bearing diopside have been discovered in Russia. Known as the chrome diopside, the material has not really started to hit the market until the fall of the Berlin Wall fell in late 1989. But here, at last a bright green gem at an affordable price - less than $ 100 per carat in smaller sizes.
The important finding in diopside Russia, eastern Siberia, near the famous diamond mines. The diopside is colored by chromium, the same element that gives the color of ruby, emerald and alexandrite. Chrome diopside The color was spectacular, literally glows green. However, there are some limitations to this jewel. First, chrome diopside can really suffer too much green - in tone sizes can be very dark. The court requires careful in larger sizes to keep the angles slightly superficial to improve brightness. However, in sizes smaller (less than 2 carats), the color is exceptionally bright and fresh.
Another limitation is that diopside is much softer than tsavorite garnet or tourmaline. 5 to 6 on the Mohs scale, chrome diopside is not suitable for rings. But it is very suitable for earrings and pendants, and looks impressive when set in gold. Jewelry Diopside must be stored carefully to avoid scratching the hardest stones.
GemSelect is a leading online dealer in fine gemstones, specializing in sapphire, spinel, tourmaline, garnet and zircon. Fine Tsavorite Garnet
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