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HPJ IT TAKES THREE: EXTREMELY RARE 2.66 CT VVS TRIO OF SIBERIAN CHROME DIOPSIDES. R22,000.00

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Location:
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Product code:
HPJ IT TAKES THREE 2.66 DIOPSIDES
Bob Shop ID:
171011203

It Takes Three     NATURALLY GUARANTEED
 
 
ULTRA RARE 2.66 CARAT VVS TRIO OF SIBERIAN CHROME DIOPSIDES
‘THE RUSSIAN EMERALD’
 
PROVENANCE: EARTH MINED AT INAGLI, SAKHA STATE (YAKUTIA), EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA
  
CARAT WEIGHT: 2.66 CARATS (COMBINED)
CLARITY: VVS (RARE FOR CHROME DIOPSIDES)
DIMENSIONS: 6.10 - 5.90mm
COLOUR: CHROME GREEN
CUT: TRILLION CUT
ORIGIN: INAGLI, SAKHA (YAKUTIA, EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA 
TREATMENTS: NONE
 
 
It is exceptionally rare to find a trio of this size, and clarity. They also have unusually vivid neon green flashes, which are extremely beautiful.
Also known as the 'Russian Emerald', it is a gemstone of great beauty, and rarity.
 
In Siberia, it is too cold to mine during the winter, making an extra task of keeping production levels even throughout the year. On the MOHS scale of hardness, it is rated a 6-6.5, and is suitable for jewellery.
  
It has two planes, so you have to be extra careful when you facet it. This is also why there is approximately 90% loss on the rough. So to cut 10 carats of polished Chrome Diopside will require 100 carats of the rough!!
 
Yakutia, officially the Sakha Republic of the Russian Federation, is a land of extremes. To begin with, it is by far the world’s largest ‘stateoid’, or political unit below the level of a sovereign state, covering 3,103,200 square kilometers (1,198,000 square miles), as opposed to second-place Western Australia’s 2,527,621 square kilometers (975,919 square miles). More than twice the size of Alaska, Yakutia would be the world’s eighth largest country by area if it were independent.
The white area is Yakutia.
 
In August 1991, the Supreme Soviet of Yakutia went so far as to declare the sovereignty of the region. Russia’s central government, however, would never contemplate the independence of Yakutia, as the region is far too large, and far too rich in gold, diamonds, and other precious minerals.