Johachidolite (rare)

Item Description

Johachidolite is named after its discovery locality, in the Johachido district, Kenkyohokudo, North Korea. Recently some fine gem material has been coming out of the Mogok area of Burma, and it is the finest in the world for what it is. Gems are rarely over 1 carat, and when they are, typically the stones are filled with inlucions. This stone is close to 1 carat, and is by no means small by Johachidolite standards. With a hardness over 7.5, a vivid color and a high refractive index, Johachidolite is a true gem, and it falls into a unique category of gems that are among the rarest in the world. You don't see many of these on the market, and this gem is a very STRONG orange-yellow hue, and not a soft pale golden color like some I've seen from Burma recently. This is older material, and fine quality on a worldwide scale. Even though this stone isn't eye clean, it still has good clarity for the species, with a pleasing "Round Step" cut. Considering it's priced at $429.00 retail, somebody is going to walk away with a real bargain of a gem. If you collect rare stones, don't let this one get away, you don't see them very often, especially in this size with this color.