PERSIAN TURQUOISE NUGGET & CABOCHON - ROUGH & CUT SET. ...

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PERSIAN TURQUOISE NUGGET & CABOCHON - ROUGH & CUT SET
Neyshabur, Persia
For centuries, Persia has furnished the finest Turquoise in the world. Renowned for its consistency of color as well as high hardness, Persian Turquoise is the standard that all other Turquoise is measured against. This lot is what is known as a "Rough & Cut" set: a finished gemstone and the material from which it was cut. The cabochon is a deep, Robin's Egg Blue with a small amount of matrix off to one side and some other minor inclusions on the other side. It displays a fine, bright polish and proper proportions. It measures 31 x 19.8 mm and weighs 44.68 carats. The rough material was mined in the early 1980's: no material of this size has been mined for the last 30 years. There are a couple of conchoidal fractures on the edge; they are there to establish the quality of the piece. All other surfaces are natural. A rare opportunity to possess such a pairing. The Turquoise Nugget measures 67 x 47 x 41 mm and weighs 133.24 grams..

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