Triplite (exremely rare)

Item Description

Triplite is not rare in the sense that it is found in various part of the world, but the large percentage of ALL Triplites around the world are essentially black and opaque, and not gem quality with a rich orange color like this stone! There was a small find of these crystals and rough in Pakistan a few years ago, and they are simply some of the most impressive gems of any phosphate I've seen from any locality. Even though this gem is on the smaller, you'd be hard pressed to find others on the market, considering that all these gems were quickly scooped up when they were made available. This particular stone is very attractive, extremely rare, very slightly included, rich orange color stone with a "Brilliant Oval" cut. A beautiful stone of this amazingly rare material. For reference, I have seen some stones selling for $800 per carat recently at shows and online.