Other Minerals

Astore Zircon

Emerald cut · Astore

$480

Beside the four families we specialise in, the same parcels bring spinel down from the Hunza valley, morganite out of Shigar in Skardu, moonstone from the Baltistan side, and zircon from around Astore. All four are worked in Pakistan and across the border in Afghanistan, and none of them are lesser stones — Hunza spinel in particular was sold as ruby for centuries before anyone could tell the two apart. They sit here because they arrive in smaller, less predictable quantities than the four families we can promise you every season.

Gem Type

Zircon

Colour

Red

Carat Weight

3.88 ct

Shape

Octagon

Cut

Step

Clarity

Eye-clean

Treatment

None

Measurements

10.1 × 7.7 mm

Origin

Astore, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Lab Certification

Upon request

• Independent certification before completion
• Insured shipping, risk ours until you sign for it
• Fourteen-day return on loose stones