Top Tier Vanadium Kornerupine Custom Gemstone - Rich Greens and Precision Cutting! 0.89 ct.

Gem:  Vanadium Kornerupine Weight:  0.89 ct. Dimensions:  6.75 x 4.95 mm Clarity: VVS Origin:  Umba Valley, Tanzania Treatments:  None Cutting by:  Scott Maier Original faceting design by:  Arya Akhavan Comments: This is about as clean as kornerupine comes!!  There is a small patch of crystal inclusions on a plane with each other in one corner, and it is VERY small and hard to see.  You can spot it in the photos, but in-hand it is almost impossible to catch a glimpse of it.  For all practical purposes, it's eye clean.  The pattern and brilliance are both crisp, and very evenly meet in the center.  This design is one of the best I know for brilliance in this shape and proportion.   The dichroism of this stone means you get two greens in the mix -- a light lemon-limey green, and a deeper, richer leaf or grass green.  In-hand, and in the photos, you can clearly see both colors, AND the white of sheer brilliance.  It's one of the best performing chrome kornerupines I have had the pleasure