#12292 Sinhalite Medium Yellow 1.49cts 
Rare Collectors Gem !
  Quantity : 1
  Carats : 1.49
  Size : mm 8.3 x 5.9
  Color : Medium Yellow
 
  Clarity : Very Very Slight Inclusions
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  Shape : Oval
  Treatment : None
  Origin Sri Lanka
  Location :
Colombo, Sri Lanka

SELLING PRICE US $49.00
 

Collectors Gem!
Suitable for Museums, Institutions and Students of Gemology

Sinhalite - found only in Sri Lnka

Among the Rarest of gemstones

Natural gem Free of any Treatment - 100% Natural

 

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R.I. : 1.66 – 1.71 Hardness : 6.5
Chemical Comp. :

MgAlBO4
Density :

3.47

Crystal Group :

Orthorhombic

Sinhalite is rare gem found only in the gem gravels in Sri Lanka . Usually yellow brown and green and often comes in mixed parcels of semi-precious gems.

First discovered in 1952 and due to its rarity, much sought-after by collectors. Sinhalite gets its name from sinhala, the Sanskrit word for the island of Sri Lanka . Sinhalite is strongly pleochroic and a highly lustrous gem, and found almost exclusively in Sri Lanka