Origin: Panjshir Valley Afghanistan Weight: 3.645 carats Size: 10.89 x 8.06 x 5.90 mm deep Clarity: Li - 1 to Mi - 1 per AGL Cut: Well cut traditional stepped Emerald shape! Color: Gem Emerald Green Treatment: FAINTLY enhanced Note: This is a natural Emerald from the world famous Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Panjshir Emeralds are considered by many connoisseurs to be the finest Emeralds on the planet. This beautiful gem has a color rating of 3-4, 90% average brilliance and is only faintly enhanced. The majority of all Emeralds on the market are treated. Most with with cedar oil. This stone has been treated with a newer patented processes known as ExCel. This is a reversible treatment that allows the emerald to be ultrasonically or steam cleaned. The ExCel process carries a lifetime guarantee. It is the currently the best emerald treatment on the market and hailed as superior to oil by most major gemological laboratories. |