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Hyacinth — specimen 0221, photo © NMNHS
Hyacinth — specimen 0221, photo © NMNHS

Hyacinthspecimen 0221

Origin

East Africa
no precise locality
Hyacinth — specimen 0221, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.55 ct; size: 8.59 | 4.48 | 3.35 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium reddish orange; strong; clarity: eye clean; cut: very good; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; very good radiant style cut. Source: David Weinberg, Multicolour Gems Ltd.

Other specimens
Hyacinth — specimen 0508Hyacinth — specimen 0516Hyacinth — specimen 0177Hyacinth — specimen 0056Hyacinth — specimen 0631Hyacinth — specimen 0009Hyacinth — specimen 0578Hyacinth — specimen 0051Hyacinth — specimen 0488

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Yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon.