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REFERENCE POINT: WORLD RARE 16.99 CT VS1 PEACH PINK NIGERIAN NATURAL TOPAZ

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REFERENCE POINT: 3736
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EXTREMELY RARE 16.99 CARAT VS1 NIGERIAN PEACH PINK NATURAL TOPAZ 

EARTH MINED AT JOS PLATEAU, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA.

 

 GEM TYPE: NATURAL TOPAZ

CARAT WEIGHT: 16.99 CTS

CLARITY: VS1

COLOUR: PEACH PINK

DIMENSIONS: 17.80 x 13.10 x 9.10mm

CUT: OVAL

ORIGIN:  NIGERIA

TREATMENTS: ROUTINE HEAT ONLY

Topaz is a well known mineral, occurring in large and beautifully shaped and coloured crystals, though rarely in pink, purple, and deep blue. The remarkable specimen offered here is especially noteworthy due to its uniquely beautiful colour, and its origin, which you will see above. To simply call it ‘rare’ is an understatement of note ! The image is poor, but the gem itself is exquisite.

 

It is well known that Nigeria has become a major supplier of rough colored gemstones over the past couple of decades, and this is likely to remain the case well into the foreseeable future.

Gemstone mining in Nigeria has always been haphazard, and largely dominated by very small scale artisanal miners. It is on record that many of the major finds in Nigeria have come from herdsmen simply stumbling upon ‘colorful looking’ stones and have brought them to the nearest towns seeking more information about their finds.