Chondrodite

Detailed Descriptions

Rarity Description: Magnesium silicate hydroxide/fluoride; orange to reddish-brown color. Humite group mineral; attractive warm colors; rare in gem quality.

Availability Description: Available through specialty dealers; New York (Tilly Foster) and Finland sources; primarily collector interest for warm orange colors.

Investment Description: Rare humite group gem; attractive orange-red colors; limited collector market; primarily for mineral collectors and specialists.

Seller Prices

Seller	Faceted Price	Rough Price
fakhr	$15.38/ct	-
qualitygemsmine	$11.07/ct	-

Price History (Last 3 Years)

Price Levels of Origin and Color Variants on MC

Origin	Colour	Clarity	Price Per Carat	# Listings	Avg Weight
Tanzania	medium light orangy yellow	Eye clean to Slightly included	$278.80/ct	1	1.84 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow green or green yellow	Moderately included	$270.00/ct	1	3.16 ct
Tanzania	light yellow	Eye clean	$270.00/ct	1	1.93 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow green or green yellow	Eye clean	$270.00/ct	1	3.43 ct
Tanzania	light greenish yellow	Eye clean	$257.64/ct	2	1.83 ct
Tanzania	light orangy yellow	Eye clean to Slightly included	$241.93/ct	1	1.77 ct
Tanzania	light orangy yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$241.76/ct	1	1.81 ct
Tanzania	light orangy yellow	Slightly included	$177.14/ct	2	1.68 ct
Tanzania	medium light orangy yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$169.49/ct	2	1.77 ct
Tanzania	light yellow	Eye clean to Slightly included	$140.00/ct	2	1.54 ct
Tanzania	medium light greenish yellow	Eye clean	$130.41/ct	1	2.00 ct
Tanzania	light greenish yellow	Eye clean to Slightly included	$129.97/ct	1	2.86 ct
Tanzania	medium light greenish yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$126.00/ct	1	2.27 ct
Tanzania	medium yellow	Slightly included	$126.00/ct	2	2.01 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow	Slightly included	$126.00/ct	1	1.87 ct
Tanzania	light greenish yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$107.73/ct	3	1.70 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$104.30/ct	4	1.30 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow	Eye clean to Slightly included	$100.00/ct	1	0.81 ct
Tanzania	medium light orangy yellow	Slightly included	$97.30/ct	1	1.52 ct
Tanzania	light yellow-green	Slightly included	$96.60/ct	1	1.56 ct
Tanzania	light greenish yellow	Slightly included	$93.60/ct	1	1.52 ct
Tanzania	medium light orangy yellow	Moderately included	$91.10/ct	4	1.54 ct
Tanzania	light yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$90.15/ct	2	0.98 ct
Tanzania	very light yellow	Slightly included	$90.00/ct	3	0.96 ct
Tanzania	medium yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$90.00/ct	1	0.89 ct
Tanzania	very light yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$90.00/ct	2	1.18 ct
Tanzania	medium light yellow	Moderately included	$90.00/ct	2	1.00 ct
Tanzania	light yellow	Moderately included	$90.00/ct	2	1.16 ct
Tanzania	very light yellow	Moderately included	$90.00/ct	2	1.14 ct
Tanzania	light blue	Eye clean to Slightly included	$80.25/ct	1	0.81 ct
Tanzania	dark yellow [brownish]	Slightly to Moderately included	$72.85/ct	1	1.06 ct
Tanzania	medium orangy yellow	Slightly included	$72.75/ct	1	1.10 ct
Tanzania	medium orangy yellow	Slightly to Moderately included	$72.48/ct	1	1.23 ct

Current Listings

Other gems in the Humite Group:

Gem Type	Investment Ranking	Typical Price	Listing Price	Sold Price
Clinohumite	Speculative Collector Gems	$800.00/ct	$140.18/ct	$42.95/ct
Chondrodite	Collector Gems	-	$22.74/ct	$11.93/ct

My Holdings of this gem