| When speaking of the selection of a piece of jewelry with a gemstone there are several a few questions to determine your choice. Firstly, you have to take a decision on the color. Gemstone colors are numerous, so you will definitely choose the one that you are interested in. You have to take into account that gemstones of similar color are usually different in hardness, clarity and, what is also significant, price.
People who choose green color commonly show their preference to emerald and tsavorite. Emerald has a saturated green color, but the clarity of the gem is not pronounced. Tsavorite also has saturated color, as well as brilliance and clarity, but the price of the gemstone is impressively high. Chrome diopside was discovered in Siberia in 1988 and now it is an excellent substitute to the gemstones mentioned above, as it represents a saturated green gemstone at an affordable cost. Although the name looks more like chemical compound, than a gem, chrome diopside is well-known for its luminous green color and ideal clarity.
There are a number of points that you should take into account about chrome diopside. Firstly, gemstones of large size are commonly with dark tone, in this way they have to be carefully cut to make the angles shallow to underline brilliance. But gems of 2 carats and smaller has an exceptionally vivid color. Another particular feature of chrome diopside if compared to tsavorite and emerald is its softness. The gemstone usually has 5 to 6 at Mohs scale. But you should understand that Mohs hardness scale does not measure resistance to fracture or tensile strength. It just signifies that chrome diopside is sometimes soft to scratch. So note that chrome diopside jewelry should be stored carefully to avoid being scratched. That is also the reason why chrome diopside gems aren't applicable for rings. Meanwhile, they are perfect for pendants and earrings and look amazing in gold.
In this way, in case you are searching for a green gemstone consider the purchase of chrome diopside and you'll not regret your decision. |
