Natural Green Chrome Diopside 0.64ct Cushion Cut

A small cushion-cut chrome diopside from Russia with a vivid, bright green color that leans toward a lively grass green with yellow-green warmth. The stone has good transparency and the facets return bright flashes of green in direct light. At 5.8x3.9mm the proportions are pleasantly compact, with well-cut cushion corners and a clean, polished surface.

Chrome diopside owes its vivid green color to chromium, the same element responsible for the green in emeralds and tsavorite garnets. Russian material, predominantly sourced from the Inagli deposit in Siberia, tends to produce stones with a brighter, lighter tone at smaller carat weights. This stone is untreated and a natural fit for earring or pendant settings.

• Stone type: Natural chrome diopside
• Weight: 0.64 ct
• Size: 5.8x3.9 mm
• Color: Vivid green
• Cut: Cushion
• Clarity: SI
• Treatment: Untreated
• Origin: Russia
• Hardness: 5.5-6 (Mohs)

Natural chrome diopside, untreated, Russia, sold loose.