We have the best connections with some of the best Lab Growers in the biz. In this case, my buddy grew a batch of rough that contained Boron. The presence of Boron will cause a faint blue tinge. And in this case, the blue is quite apparent to see.
IGI will likely grade these a high color (I'd guess G-H) with "Blue Nuance"
My buddy, the grower, brought over a really nice group of these "Blue Nuance" stones. The stones are really nicely cut - eye clean.
Oddly enough, the "Blue Nuance" stones are less costly than another parcel of I-J color stones he had... and in my opinion, the blue stones are a thousand times nicer.
We got an amazing deal and he allowed us to select the stones we wanted.
This was one of the largest stones in the bunch - closing in on 2cts!
We bought the stones without IGI reports - we will submit this stone, and the price of the report is included.