Yellow Gold Scapolite - $1.50 to $6/carat
Locality: Tanzania, Africa

 

This material makes a nice, not to hard to cut, addition to most collections. Scapolite is a 6 on the hardness scale and has a 1.56 refractive index (R.I.). It does have some cleavage, but it is usually not a problem, orientate for the best color, which is usually the "c" axis, but it makes a nice stone on the a-b also. Polish on a Lucite lap with cerium, I have had good luck with Ultra laps, almost any design works well.

Currently Available:
1 each 8.92 carats - $26.76 yellow, best cut rectangle/marquise - 8.3mm x 17mm x 7.5mm deep
1 each 6.62 carats - $16.89 yellow, best cut square - 9.2.3mm x 9.5mm x 8mm deep
1 each 6.32 carats - $18.96 yellow, best cut cushion - 8.5mm x 11mm x 9.5mm deep
1 each 7.82 carats - $23.46 yellow, best cut cushion - 8.7mm x 13.5mm x 9mm deep
1 each 5.30 carats - $15.90 yellow, best cut rectangle - 9mm x 12.5mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 6.78 carats - $20.34 yellow, best cut pear - 9.7mm x 14.5mm x 7mm deep
1 each 6.64 carats - $19.92 yellow, best cut cushion - 9.5mm x 12mm x 6.5mm deep
1 each 7.66 carats - $22.98 yellow, best cut cushion - 8.5mm x 12.5mm x 8.5mm deep
1 each 8.40 carats - $25.20 yellow, best cut rectangle - 9.8mm x 13mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 8.86 carats - $17.72 yellow, best cut rectangle/marquise - 8.5mm x 13mm x 10mm deep

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Lilac Purple Scapolite - $6 to $8/carat
Locality: Tanzania, Africa

 

Purple Scapolite is even less common than gold Scapolite, but it makes a nice addition to most collections. The color range of this material is purple to a violet/pink/red color. Scapolite is a 5-6 on the hardness scale and has a 1.56 refractive index (R.I.). It does have some cleavage, but it is usually not a problem, orientate for the best color, which is usually the "c" axis, but it makes a nice stone on the a-b also. Polish on a Lucite lap with cerium, I have had good luck with Ultra laps, almost any design works well.

Note: Purple Scapolite is some times irradiated, I have no idea on this material.

Currently Available:
1 each 5.67 carats - $45.36 rose/purple/lilac, best cut rectangle - 9.2mm x 16.4mm x 6.8mm deep
1 each 9.68 carats - $77.44 rose/mauve, best cut rectangle - 10.3mm x 11.7mm x 9.3mm deep
1 each 2.66 carats - $15.96 rose/purple/lilac, best cut rectangle - 5.5mm x 10.7mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.04 carats - $18.24 rose/lilac, best cut rectangle - 5.9mm x 8.7mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 4.10 carats - $24.60 rose/purple/lilac, best cut trillion - 8.6mm x 9.4mm x 8.2mm deep
1 each 4.05 carats - $24.30 rose/purple/lilac, best cut rectangle - 8mm x 10mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 3.62 carats - $21.72 rose/purple//lilac, best cut rectangle - 6.9mm x 9mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 13.94 carats - $111.52 rose/purple/lilac, best cut rectangle - 9.7mm x 12.8mm x 11.7mm deep
1 each 3.72 carats - $22.32 rose/purple/lilac, best cut rectangle - 6.6mm x 11.2mm x 7mm deep

Rough Index

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