Brazilian quartz stone, 1.806 carats

Technical details: Type: Brazilian Goshenite (Goshenite) Weight: 1.806 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) The Goshenite stone 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 "Goshen" in Massachusetts, USA. The stone features high hardness, making it resistant to scratching and ideal for use in jewelry. Despite lacking the brilliance of diamonds, its exceptional clarity made it a historic choice for making eyeglass lenses before the development of modern glass manufacturing. Today, enthusiasts and collectors value it as a natural and elegant alternative to transparent stones, and it remains an important industrial source for extracting the element beryllium.