Russian diopside is another name for chrome diopside. This beautiful gemstone is known for its rich green color, vitreous luster and high clarity, which is rarely found in other green gems.
Russian diopside is a chromium-laden form of diopside. Discovered in 1988, this attractive beauty has grown in popularity since then due to its striking resemblance to emerald and tsavorite garnet.
Despite its unmatchable beauty, chrome diopside is quite affordable which makes it an easy jewelry piece to own!
THE HISTORY OF CHROME DIOPSIDE
Russian Diopside first appeared around 1988 when European gem dealers encountered a new Russian gem that was similar in color to Emerald and Tsavorite, but only a fraction of the price.
Russian Diopside comes in beautiful, pure, rich green hues, occasionally with a slightly bluish tint. As in Emeralds, a little bit of blue brings added depth, richness, and warmth to its pure greens. The ideal Russian Diopside displays intense, vivid ‘middle’ greens with a sparkling neon brilliance. Too much green and Russian Diopside gets too dark.
Russian Diopside is also known as Chrome Diopside. It has also been called ‘Siberian Emerald’, but this is not only technically incorrect, but also misleading; Russian Diopside is neither an Emerald nor a member of the Beryl family.
CHROME DIOPSIDE ORIGIN AND SOURCES
Chrome diopside occurs in many places in the world, including Russia, Pakistan, South Africa, Austria, Brazil, Italy, North America, Sri Lanka, and Finland. SJGM sources the finest quality of chrome diopside from Inagli in the Republic of Sakha of Eastern Siberia, Russia.
In Siberia, there isn't much green to admire for most of the year. Inagli, the remote mine locality is squarely placed amid the harsh, rugged terrain of this land. Perhaps in compensation, nature has placed rich deposits of a vivid green chrome diopside or Russian diopside in this snowy region to delight the eye during the long and hard winter months. Due to the unforgiving climate, the production of Russian diopside can only be mined for a portion of the year.
With beautiful and attractive green color, exotic sourcing, untreated nature, and comparatively affordable price, chrome diopside is gradually making its way into the mainstream jewelry market in China.
Chrome Diopside Varieties And Colors
Chrome diopside boasts a mesmerizing deep-green color due to the trace elements of chromium. It occurs in breathtaking shades of greens ranging from medium dark vivid-green to bluish-green and yellowish- green that encapsulate the natural charm of its source country.
The value of this attractive dark green gemstone stone depends mostly on the color saturation. Gemstones with vivid and brilliant green color are considered the most valuable and command a higher price in today’s market.
Chrome Diopside Clarity
As a Type II gemstone, you can expect to see inclusions in chrome diopside. They’re mostly transparent to opaque with internal features such as black needle-like inclusions, liquid inclusions, and metallic crystals.
Chrome diopside with high clarity and good transparency are considered the best quality specimens than the included ones.
Chrome Diopside Cut
Chrome diopside can be easily cut in different shapes. Some common shapes are emerald, octagon, cushion, oval and round cut. Fancy faceted shapes such as hearts, pears, and trillions are also found but are comparatively rare and valuable. Fine-cutting enhances the value of chrome diopside significantly by adding brilliance and scintillation.
A well-cut piece of chrome diopside is a beautiful sight to behold!
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