Achroite — specimen 0370, photo © NMNHS

Achroite — specimen 0370

Origin

West Africa

Nigeria

Data

Weight: 1.14 ct; size: 7.91 | 6.05 | 4.33 mm; shape: oval; colour: colourless; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.

Notes

Very clean specimen; excellent mixed style cut. Recut by Multicolour Gems Ltd.

Other specimens

More information from ‘Classification’

Achroite

Quite rare, colourless variety of tourmaline (usually, but not always, elbaite). The name comes from the Greek άχρους (achrous), colourless.