Faceted Rhodochrosite, 1.03 cts., Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Portal, Alma, Colorado

Product Code: rh103

Stock Level: 1

Price: $823.99
Faceted Rhodochrosite
Sweet Home Mine, Detroit City Portal, Alma, Colorado
1.03 cts., Modified Cushion Cut
7.0 mm x 5.0 mm x 3.4 mm
 
This beautiful gem comes from the Rhodochrosite being recovered in the newer Detroit City Portal.
With the formal announcement of the permanent closing of the Detroit City Portal of the Sweet Home Mine,
these cut gems are just going to up in price as collectors want them more now.
It is precision cut as you will see, some of the finest cut Sweet Home Rhodos I have come across.
This gem is eye clean, with a 10x loupe, some slight inclusions can be seen.
In indoor lighting it can look reddish pink, a more salmon coloring, or even a more orangy color.
The photos show two different lighting types to help show the color shift.
In the sunlight this stone is so brilliant and dispersive.
Who knew that Rhodochrosite showed such great color dispersion! 
A fine example for any gemstone collection