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Description
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Pietersite cab ~
Offered here is a large, deluxe cabochon of old stock pietersite, from Africa. This colorful stone is surpringly alive with a harlequin type pattern (my favorite) flashing brilliant golds, with overtones of green to blue-green, small patches of blue, and spiderweb veins of rusty red. The intriguing brecciated pattern shifts and changes as the stone is turned; just as one area dims, another blazes up, though that quality is mighty tough to illustrate in flat, one dimensional photos. This material is very well silicated and hard, starting to polish up while still in the sanding stages. And as you can see by the backlit pic, this example includes a few translucent areas at either side and the pointed end. The stone is quite perfectly breathtaking in person, and I have no doubt you'll be proud to own it. This one's going to make a real show-stopping item of jewelry, for sure! It has a low but nicely rounded dome of 5+mm, a bold designer shape, and an outstanding 'wet ice' polish both front and back.
Size: 48x33mm
Weight: approximately 67 carats
Price: SOLD See current gemstones for sale 
 Pietersite
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