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Hyacinth — specimen 0578, photo © NMNHS
Hyacinth — specimen 0578, photo © NMNHS

Hyacinth — specimen 0578

Origin

South Asia
Sri Lanka
Hyacinth — specimen 0578, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.18 ct; size: 3.74 | 3.26 | 1.92 mm; shape: hexagon; colour: medium light orange; very slightly brownish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: heating.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Hexamixtum S 41-32’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Hyacinth — specimen 0508Hyacinth — specimen 0516Hyacinth — specimen 0177Hyacinth — specimen 0056Hyacinth — specimen 0221Hyacinth — specimen 0631Hyacinth — specimen 0009Hyacinth — specimen 0051Hyacinth — specimen 0488

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Hyacinth

Yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon.


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