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Hyacinth — specimen 0508, photo © NMNHS
Hyacinth — specimen 0508, photo © NMNHS

Hyacinthspecimen 0508

Origin

East Africa
Tanzania, Tanga
Hyacinth — specimen 0508, locality map
Data

Weight: 1.40 ct; size: 7.40 | 6.25 | 3.84 mm; shape: oval; colour: medium light red; very slightly brownish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Ovalimixtum ST 42-39’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Hyacinth — specimen 0516Hyacinth — specimen 0177Hyacinth — specimen 0056Hyacinth — specimen 0221Hyacinth — specimen 0631Hyacinth — specimen 0009Hyacinth — specimen 0578Hyacinth — specimen 0051Hyacinth — specimen 0488

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Yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon.