From an old collection we recently acquired!

Rwandan Amethyst first appeared on the market about 7 years ago and quickly became wildly popular due to the swirling pink and blue secondary colors that good material (like this one) possess. Faceted gemstones were easily commanding $100+ per carat! 

Then, almost a quickly as it appeared, it largly disappeared from the market. Lots of rumors abound about what happened - I can say from first hand experience that it was not because the deposit dried up but rather the Rwandan government became involved in the mining. Perhaps I'll write a blog and share some amazing photos and video I have of the mining and government stock pile I've seen of this material- lots of information to share.

8.395 gram / 41.975 carats / 27.1 x 16.1 x 14.6 mm / clean