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Sunny Garden Carnelian Citrine and Green Chrome Diopside necklace

Brilliant orange carnelian and sunny citrine teardrop beads, with vivid green chrome diopside faceted rondelles and a golden vermeil clasp, 18 inches.

 

Because of its color and the fact that the gemstone chrome diopside is mined in Siberia, it is known to some as the Siberian emerald. It requires no heat treatment or other modification to display an intense green color. With twice the refractive index of emerald, it displays a vibrant, diamond-like sparkle.

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Uploaded on October 1, 2009
Taken on September 29, 2009