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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.
Gemmology — gemstones
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