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1.08carat "Fancy Light Grayish Green" Diamond
GIA report
Item #R2922
ITEM #: R2922
Hexagonal Mixed Cut Diamond, Loose
WEIGHT: 1.08ct
SHAPE: Hexagonal Mixed Cut
COLOR: Fancy Light Grayish Green
CLARITY: SI2
MEASUREMENTS: 6.85 x 4.96 x 3.71 mm
TOTAL DEPTH: 74.8%
TABLE SIZE: 65%
POLISH: VG
SYMMETRY: G
FLUORESCENCE: FAINT
GIA REPORT #: 17796583
This is one of the most interesting stones to come our way.
When I opened the
paper, I saw blue- and I saw a stone over 1.00carats.
It wasn't an almost
blue, it was clearly blue.
Generally that combination of color and size is
followed by my sigh.....after hearing the price.
When I ask "How
much?"
Sometimes when the answer is simply "25"
On rare occasions-
mainly with very rare colors, I have actually needed to ask..."Thousand??" (as
opposed to hundred.)
IN this case, when I asked the price, and got the
two digit answer I was confused.
I knew he didn't mean hundred, that was out
of the question.
I was so very sure it could not have meant a number of
thousands.
I thought to myself ...millions??
ALL photos and Video are of the
exact diamond you will receive
Nope- the price of the diamond is 20.
Not twenty million. Twenty thousand-
give or take $5
In terms of color- blue is no more rare than green- so in terms of value, blue
and green are both astronomical.
In fact, natural green diamonds are so very
rare- and difficult to judge. GIA requires cutters to submit most green diamonds
before they cut, and then after- so GIA can assure it's a natural green. In this
case, it's just about impossible for GIA- or anyone to guarantee a most green
diamonds are natural unless they see them in the rough. The reason is that the
natural radiation which turned the diamond green over the millennium is so
similar to man made radiation.
This particular diamond has an incredibly rare characteristic.
The diamond
has "Radiation Stains" which manifest themselves as "brown patches of color".
GIA notes this in the comment section.
I can't see the brown spot in person- but I can in some of the photos.
Upon
examination with a loupe, it's obvious that the cutter could have polished off
the brown patches with minimal weight loss.
In fact, they were left for the
reason I mentioned above- they allow GIA to categorically call this a NATURAL
green diamond- but the more important reason is the actual look of the diamond.
The tiny brown patches are thought to somehow intensify the perceived green
color throughout the stone.
The cut is remarkable for many reasons
besides that. Totally unique, yet shaped in such a way that using it in a ring
seems natural. Many unusual shapes are not practical.
Plus, it's got amazing
sparkle.
It's not huge for a 1.08- yet certainly looks every bit it's
weight.
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If you like the
photos, you'll LOVE the diamond....Or get a refund!
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