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Achroite — specimen 0730, photo © NMNHS
Achroite
—
specimen 0730
Origin
East Africa
Tanzania
Data
Weight:
0.33 ct;
size:
4.58 | 4.28 | 2.89 mm;
shape:
octagon;
colour:
colourless;
clarity:
slightly included;
cut:
excellent;
treatment:
none.
Notes
Slightly included specimen; design ‘Petal’ by Glenn & Martha Vargas, excellent cut by Tan Pen.
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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