GRADING REPORT PEOR072
- Identification: Natural Pair Emeralds
- Carat: 0.72 (0.35 & 0.37)
- Shape: Oval
- Measures: 4.27x5.21x2.69 & 4.11x5.32x2.70(millimeter)
- Color Grade: Very Good
- Tone: Medium Dark 70
- Color Zoning: None
- Clarity: Translucent / Very Lightly Included
- Cutting Grade: Very Good
- Brilliancy: 50%
- Depth: 63/66%
- Origin: Sandawana, Zimbabwe
- Treatment: Oil only
Certificate No: IGI 559261029 (1:2)
Overall Grade: Very Good
Comment: Permitted since 2015: Oiled emeralds. (Please read here if you want to know why.)
Deep pure green emeralds with a silky body, and almost free of inclusions (lens only.) Well matching in color, tone and shape. The crystal produces a shiny glow. Average size in Sandawana. Classic oval shape, flawless handcut, better than some from this rare material. Always green, minimal blue tint, no yellow, no brown, no black spots, never pale, never dark. Practically indistinguishable once mixed up, which is the best test for pair-ness. Not too big for sidestones, big enough for studs, delivering an always visible color flash. No windows, no inclusions, oil-only. As only sandawana does, they hold their intense color in every size.
Read about Sandawana Emeralds, and here is a bit more about Emerald grading by the GIA.
This article from Guebelin about Sandawana emeralds.
