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Beautiful very rare natural Kornerupine(.50ct,VS,Tanzania) hand set in 925 sterling silver, on natural white Zircon accented 925 sterling silver ear wires.Kornerupine Gemstone Information
About Kornerupine - History and Introduction
Kornerupine is a rare translucent to transparent gemstone named in honour of Andreas Nikolaus Kornerup (1857-1881), a Danish naturalist, artist and explorer. The magnesium aluminum borosilicate known as kornerupine was first described in 1887, after an initial non-gemmy deposit was discovered in Fiskernaes, Greenland. Gem-quality, cuttable material was discovered not long after. Kornerupine is typically yellowish green to green-brown in color, but it is also known to occur in other colors too, including blue, yellow, pink and white.
Owing to its extreme rarity, kornerupine is primarily sought after by gem collectors rather than jewelry designers. However, after more recent discoveries of rare colorful deposits found in Africa, its popularity and demand for jewelry use has increased. Kornerupine may also be traded as 'prismatine', a trade name which refers to its long prismatic crystals. Kornerupine is known to exhibit strong pleochroism, usually yellowish green to reddish brown in color. Some stones may exhibit chatoyancy when cut en cabochon, but this is exceptionally rare.
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Ilex Unica Designs
Pipersville, PA
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I have been a small organic farmer here in Pennsylvania for over 40 yrs, raising sheep, poultry, honey bees, and organic fruits and veggies. I have worked & studied gemstones & jewelry design, as well as being a master chef owning my own restaurant. I was raised learning the "old ways" of making daily living items from my Grandmother using what we grew.
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