11.50 Ct. Quartz from Madagascar

This lemon quartz began its story deep within the ancient soils of Madagascar, where quartz crystals grew slowly over millennia in pockets of silica rich rock. Local miners, steeped in generations of knowledge about the rhythms of the earth, recovered this particular crystal with care, recognizing a rare transparency and a pure lemon hue. The color registers as medium intensity, a gentle yet lively yellow that captures sunlight without overwhelming the eye, and there has been no enhancement, the color is wholly natural. From the moment this rough was chosen, our cutters at The Natural Gemstone Company treated it as a narrative to be revealed rather than an object to be altered, honoring the crystal s natural origin and preserving its inherent character as it moved from the mine to our bench.

On the cutting bench the rough was transformed into a round shape weighing 11.50 carat, with precise dimensions of 14.68 x 14.85 x 10.23 mm. The stone was given a mixed brilliant cut, a deliberate choice that balances the lively scintillation of a brilliant crown with the depth and controlled light return of a cutter style pavilion. With a clarity grade of very very slightly included evaluated at eye level, the gem reads eye clean, meaning that its slight internal features remain visible only under magnification and do not interrupt the dance of light. The cutter refined every facet with excellent polish, polishing the crown facets to a mirror finish and faceting the pavilion to capture and redirect light back through the table. Quartz has a moderate refractive index around 1.55, and in this gem the mixed brilliant geometry takes full advantage of that property, converting incident light into a steady show of brilliance and soft flashes rather than losing it to internal leakage. The larger, well proportioned table allows a strong face up presence, while the intricate pavilion steps collect and refract light to create a sense of depth, making the lemon color appear both luminous and layered.

Wearing the finished gem evokes its journey from earth to hand, a story evident in its glow. Set as a single stone ring, pendant, or a bespoke piece, the round mixed brilliant form allows the lemon quartz to act as a compact sun, scattering light in scintillating pinpoints when you move, and offering broad, luminous flashes when it faces light directly. The excellent polish enhances transparency, letting the eye see deep into the heart of the gem where subtle internal features confirm its natural origin, and the medium color intensity ensures versatility against both warm and cool metals. At The Natural Gemstone Company we present this gem with full provenance and with the assurance that no treatments have altered its natural beauty, and we offer guidance on settings that will maximize its optical performance, for example a bezel to protect the girdle and a low profile gallery to allow light to enter freely. For the collector who values geological story, for the designer seeking a versatile yellow gemstone that balances sparkle with depth, this 11.50 carat Madagascar lemon quartz stands as an honest, crafted treasure that carries the hand of earth and artisan alike.