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VIDEO on a hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-iIkfGnvEI MATERIAL: Natural untreated Yellow Green APATITE. in a textbook perfect color & highest gem quality to create most impressive piece of jewelry or as an investment / collection addition. Named in 1788 from the Greek APATAO meaning "I AM MISLEADING" ORIGIN: Durango Mountains, MEXICO. The only source worldwide of this extremely rare & highly valued variety of Apatite. The mines are no longer producing any appreciable amount of gem grade rough & prices are increasing fast on the international market. WEIGHT: 2.68 Ct CUT: Radiant SHIELD. European Master Cutter: Matthias SIZE: 13.4 x 7.4 x 5.0 mm Calibrated size: NO (The word "Calibrated" means that size of this gem was optimized to fit most inexpensive mass produced jewelry settings. All non-calibrated gems can also be set into jewelry. Ask your local jeweler for details). For customers who are not familiar with the metric system: 1 inch is 25.4 millimeters. COLOR: Lively Yellow Green. CLARITY: FLAWLESS All colored stones are graded with trained unaided eyes. Diamonds are graded under 10x magnification (GIA / International). CLARITY GRADING CHART: FLAWLESS - VVS1 - VVS2 - VS1 - VS2 - SI1 - SI2 - P1 - P2 - P3 HARDNESS: 5.0 Moh's Scale (Apatite is a little softer than Amethyst or Sunstone. Suitable for an occasional jewelry wear). TREATMENT: NONE Natural color. We don't apply radiation, oiling, diffusion and/or heat treatment in order to make low grade material look more expensive! We offer 100% natural gems only, no exceptions. NOTE: No. 15824 Apatite-Mexico 2.68 Ct Flawless-Very Brilliant Natural Yellow Green Gem-Precision Cit-Video On A Hand
