{"product_id":"rare-vintage-10-carat-natural-zircon-specimen-ring","title":"Rare Vintage 10 Carat Natural Zircon Specimen Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn intriguing specimen gemstone ring, all hand crafted to show off an incredible natural Zircon very likely found in Sri Lanka. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThis stone was initially a puzzle to us; we found that it tests as quartz on a presidium gem tester but has a much high refractive index... more akin to a Zircon. Highly scintillant and beautifully free of inclusions, we had this stone tested at the GemLab as a zircon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSri Lanka is renowned as the Gem Island, with over 2,500 years of gemstone trading history, a huge variety of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estones including Zircons, Sapphires, can be found in alluvial riverbed deposits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eA so-called 'native' cut;\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e this referring to stones cut in the country where they were mined with simple, traditional equipment.\u003c\/em\u003e These stones often feature irregular, non-symmetrical facets, an off-center culet, and larger tables, as does this example... along with an bruted or\u003cem\u003e frosted\u003c\/em\u003e girdle. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stone is a beautifully plump oval with deeper shaded colouring to the 'ends', incredibly sparkly and a beautifully flattering shape on the hand, in her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e mount which was hand crafted and nicely sturdy with a feature scalloped edging to the gallery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStone weight: \u003c\/strong\u003eweighed at 10.12ct\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetal: \u003c\/strong\u003e18ct yellow Gold, tested but with no marks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRing Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 'O' or '7' as is but easy to alter to suit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe boxes used in our photographs are purely for display and not included in the purchase price, however we will send your piece in a lovely quality reproduction Victorian box. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fetheray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56603699118455,"sku":"#73922","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/4559\/files\/rare-vintage-10-carat-natural-zircon-specimen-ring-73922-05.jpg?v=1777975883","url":"https:\/\/www.fetheray.com\/products\/rare-vintage-10-carat-natural-zircon-specimen-ring","provider":"Fetheray","version":"1.0","type":"link"}