6.30ct Hexagonal Pietersite Gemstone

A beautifully cut and polished, hexagonal shaped Pietersite gemstone, the perfect size for a large dress ring or pendant.

Weight: 6.30ct

Size: 12mm x 13.8mm x 6.55mm

Cut: Fancy hexagonal

Colour: Blue and orange, opaque

Mineral: SiO2

Treatment: None

Origin: Namibia

Bold, beautiful Petersite!

Named after its discoverer, Sid Pieters, in 1962, discovered in Namibia.

Petersites beautiful, painterly brushstroke like patterns are formed by fibres of amphibole which give the stone a similar chatoyancy, or cats eye effect, as tiger's eye.