Description
Diaspore 2.47 ct Marque Shape 13.74 x 5.83 x 4.64 mm Turkey max6200
Diaspore Is a aluminium oxide hydroxide α-AlO(OH); occur in whitish grey colors, sometimes light violet and often change colors if exposed under fluorescent and incandescent light ( see photos)
The best gem material comes from Turkey like this gem here, not common and quite difficult to cut and polish, due to his perfect cleavage.
The hardness is 6.5-7. This gem has some fingerprint inclusions and shows a moderate color change.