Grandidierite 2.28ct

Weight : 2.28ct

Shape : Shuttle

Dimensions (mm) : 4.36x6.3x4.77

Blue color

Clarity : Translucent

Hardness : 7-8/10 (Mohs scale). Grandidierite can be made into jewelry

Treatment : Grandidieritis is usually untreated

Origin : Madagascar is the exclusive source of grandidierites

Comment : This grandidierite offers a very intense blue, darker in reality.

The shine that can be seen in the photo is much less visible and is barely distinguishable in real life. The price takes this into account.

Grandidierite is extremely rare in gem quality, and when it is, they rarely exceed a carat. At that point, prices soar to several thousand euros per carat. It's a shame, because it's a very pretty gem that is hard enough to be worked into jewelry.

In the meantime, ordinary people are content with translucent varieties, which remain very pretty, although their price is high for translucent stones.

This stone offers a very intense blue, much darker in reality. The majority of translucent grandidierites are sky blue.

The shine that can be seen in the photo is much less visible and is barely distinguishable in real life. The price takes this into account.

Price per carat : €20