GRADING REPORT ORS121
- Identification: Natural Unheated & Untreated Sphene
- Carat: 1.21
- Shape: Oval
- Measures: 7.41x6.09x3.93 (millimeter)
- Color Grade: Very Good
- Tone: M50
- Color Zoning: None
- Clarity: Very Lightly Included
- Cutting Grade: Very Good
o Brilliancy: 95%
o Depth: 64%
- Origin: East Siberia, Russia
- Treatment: None
Certificate No: IGI 219624039
Overall Grade: Very Good
Comment: Primarily yellow sphene (aka titanite) from East Siberia. Of course, there is a secondary green here, but much less than usually in this type of gem and less than on image, not greenish yellow, but rather a vivid yellow with a green tint. Inclusions are, perhaps, visible under the lens only. No window, perfect traditional cutting with many extra facets to sparkle even more than sphene does anyway (with its record dispersion). See little rainbows in close-ups. Glitter master in yellow. Against all nay-sayers, sphene is as usable in jewelry as is amber, coral or opal. Yes, they all have to be treated with care, before, during and after setting but if we do the setting, you get a life-long replacement-if-breakage occurs insurance from us. No gem-love is complete without experiencing a sphene in candle-light.
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