13.60 Ct. Yellowish Green Prasiolite from Brazil

Imagine a quiet morning in a green garden, sunlight threading through leaves, and there resting in a velvet palm a gem that seems to hold the first breath of spring. This prasiolite carries a yellowish green like new moss kissed by dawn, a color that feels both intimate and infinite. Cut into a graceful emerald shape, its long facets draw the eye inward and then outward, revealing planes of light and shadow that shift with every tilt. The transparency is luminous, the presence calm and confident, and the surface has been brought to an excellent polish that sings with every movement. From The Natural Gemstone Company this stone arrives as a small poem in mineral form, a piece to be treasured, held, and worn like a memory.

Measured and considered, this prasiolite weighs 13.60 carats, and its dimensions are 14.59 x 12.35 x 10.40 millimeters, proportions that lend it a commanding yet elegant stature when set in jewelry. The clarity is very very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, meaning the stone appears clean to the unassisted gaze, while a gemologist will note the minute inclusions that confirm its natural story. The intense color intensity gives the gem depth without heaviness, and the excellent polish accentuates the step facets of the emerald cut, offering broad flashes of color and crystalline reflections. This prasiolite has been enhanced by careful heat treatment to bring out its green character, an accepted and stable enhancement, and it hails from the storied mines of Brazil, where light and geology conspire to make such rare beauties.

As a variety of quartz, prasiolite carries a Mohs hardness of 7, a measure that places it in a reliable category for many kinds of jewelry. This means it is harder than softer gems like pearl and opal, and more resilient than many organic or hydrated stones, yet it is not as hard as corundum, which includes sapphire and ruby at hardness 9, nor does it approach the supreme hardness of diamond at 10. Compared to emerald, which typically rates around 7.5 to 8 and often carries internal features, prasiolite at 7 offers a pleasing balance of durability and wearability. For daily wear, especially in rings, a protective setting is recommended to shelter the gem from sharp knocks and abrasions, and gentle care will preserve its polish and color, remembering that even stones of sound hardness value mindful handling and kind storage.

Envision this prasiolite set as the heart of an engagement ring, cradled in warm gold or cool platinum, or imagined as the centerpiece of a pendant that rests at the hollow of the throat where light and breath meet. Its size and clarity speak to a romance that is both bold and tender, a green so alive it seems to start a story the moment you touch it. At The Natural Gemstone Company we cherish each stone as a companion for life, and we stand ready to help you choose a setting, learn caring tips, or discuss bespoke design ideas that honor the gem and the moment it will mark. Hold this prasiolite and feel the slow pulse of earth made luminous, a talisman of new beginnings, a promise kept in green.