Brazilian quartz stone, 4.834 carats

Technical details: Type: Brazilian Goshenite (Goshenite) Weight: 4.834 carats Shape: Emerald (Emerald) Color: Transparent white Clarity: Eye-clean Transparency: Transparent Hardness: 7.5-8.0 Treatment: Untreated Origin: Brazilian Certification: Electronic certificate (PDF) from the Saudi (MT) laboratory - website (www.mtgl.com.sa) Goshenite is considered the purest and most transparent member of the beryl family, and in fact, it is a "colorless emerald" due to its lack of mineral impurities that give other stones their colors. It is named after the place of its first discovery in the town of "Qushin" in Massachusetts, USA. The stone features high hardness, making it resistant to scratching and ideal for jewelry use. Although it lacks the brilliance of a diamond, its exceptional clarity made it a historic choice for eyeglass lenses before the development of modern glass manufacturing. Today, collectors and enthusiasts value it as a natural and elegant alternative to transparent stones, and it remains an important industrial source for extracting the element beryllium.