Natural Taaffeite
Taaffeite is one of the rarest and most desirable of collector's stones. Only a very few stones have been found, most of them originally misidentified as spinel. Sri Lanka and Tanzania appear to be the only sources for this material this time. However, because of the geological connection between the deposits in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and East Africa, we expect to find the stones in Madagascar as well. |
- There are 17 Taaffeite gemstones available at Multicolour.com
- Taaffeite(s) are organized in the following categories:
Pair, Single, gemstones.
- Our most expensive Taaffeite is USD 21735.00 and largest Taaffeite weight is CTS 3.45.
- Our cheapest Taaffeite is USD 378.00 and smallest Taaffeite weight is CTS 0.48.
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Find your Taaffeite
 Our Taaffeite(s) are available in various shapes, sizes and colors. 17 Taaffeite(s), too many to look through? You may select any combination of search options. Colors grade into each other and you can search for more than one color at once. For a better selection, try selecting two or three colors, -- your first choice plus the two closest colors.
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Taaffeite Profile
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In 1945, Count Taaffe, a Dublin gemologist found a pale mauve stone in a jewelers junk box that resembled spinel in appearance and properties but showed distinct double refraction. The stone was sent to the British museum for testing where they determined it to be an unknown mineral. Although its refractive index is nearly the same as spinel, it can be differentiated by its double refraction and uniaxial negative character.
Despite diligent search, it was not until 1949 that another stone was found in a parcel of stones from Sri Lanka. A third stone was found in 1957 by Robert Crowningshield of GIA and a fourth stone some 10 years later. Since then, more gemologists have been aware of taafeite and stones continue to be discovered. We discovered some taafeites in our mine run material from Tunduru, Tanzania and have started re-checking all our stones especially the spinels for any evidence of double refraction which with the correct refractive index would confirm their identity as taafeite.
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Taaffeite Single
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| Size: |
10.40 X 8.80 MM |
| Weight: |
3.450 CTS |
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Fancy |
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Eye clean |
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| RECOMMENDED |
OUR PRICE
USD 21735.00
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Taaffeite Single
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| Size: |
5.40 X 4.60 MM |
| Weight: |
0.700 CTS |
| Shape: |
Oval |
| Clarity: |
Slightly to Moderately included |
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| RECOMMENDED |
OUR PRICE
USD 378.00
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