Incredibly rare natural soft green Amblygonite (.41ct, VS, USA) hand set in 925 sterling silver wrapped in 950 Platinum. This gemstone has so much more sparkle and fire then the photos show.
It is without doubt one of the unsung heroes of the gem world.



Although many believe this sensational gem was first discovered in the UK, Amblygonite was in fact initially discovered in the early 1800s in Germany, by Johann Breithaupt, a mineralogist who was credited with the discovery and identification of 47 different minerals!

I have a real soft spot for Amblyonite: its beauty is mesmerising and whenever I show a piece to someone in my office, the gem never fails to both stir emotions and to impress my guests. The gem’s appearance often resembles a cross between Aquamarine and Paraiba Tourmaline. Its colour is tranquil when indoors, however when worn outdoors its appearance is as lively and sparkly as the sun dancing on the surface off the Mediterranean Sea on a summer afternoon. Unfortunately even though Amblygonite is a relatively common phosphate mineral, the supply of gem-quality pieces is very erratic and over the years I have only ever seen a few parcels of the gem being sold in the trade. If Amblygonite was not so scarce, I believe it would be one of the most highly regarded gemstones on the planet. For now it remains a specialist gemstone that aficionados and connoisseurs fight over whenever a piece is made available for sale.

Its name is derived from the Greek words for ‘blunt’ (amblus) and ‘angle’ (gouia), probably due to the unusual angles of the gem’s cleavage. It is sometimes referred to as the ‘Prophet Stone’.

Amblygonite is most often found in white and pastel shades of green, lilac, pink, and yellow, but rarely is of a transparent gem-quality material.

As the gem is rich in the chemical element lithium, it is often discovered in the same location as Tourmaline and Apatite.
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Size 6.5