Gemstones

Note: Magnification and bright lighting is required to photograph gemstones.  Some inclusions may be visible under these circumstances. You are viewing photographs as if you were using a loupe - not your naked eye.  Under normal conditions, these inclusions may not be visible.

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Clear Quartz with Black Tourmaline Needles.  Approx 32x22x17mm  74.53cts  $224

This material was purchased during our travels in Brasil back in 1984/1985/1987. Up to that point, when this materila was seen on the market, the quartz was typically cloudy and they were always cut into cabachons.  This material was water clear, had distinct black tourmaline needles running through it and these gemstones were faceted into unique shapes.  The price currently listed above represents a very large savings over the price that we were selling it back 20+ years ago.

28.59ct Trilliant Topaz  (kaek-06-28)  $349

46.45cts Total Weight  (6 pieces) of Oval Medium Smoky Orange Topaz  (kaek-06-27)  $15/ct

82.10cts Total weight (4 pieces) of Oval Med-Dark Smoky Orange Topaz  (kaek-06-34)  $11/ct

Orthoclase (20.95ct Oval/2.48ct Oval)

This material came from Madagascar and has a good depth of color.  The cost is $35/ct.  The smaller oval is free with the purchase of the larger oval!  (hilbos-05-01a/b)  $733

1.67ct Deep Blue Natural Aquamarine

This Aquamarine originated in Africa and was purchased back in the 1980s.  The color is very deep for this size stone.  It is also unheated - whereas 90+% of all Aquamarine is heated to drive the green component off.  There are some inclusions as can be seen in this photo, but they are not very evident with the naked eye  -  photographing gemstones with the lense/camera that we use, is like using a loupe or microscope.   Since the color is so great, we would not worry about the inclusions.  (tpco-89-02)  $240

1.08ct Natural Alexandrite

Eye Clean, well cut,  green with a hint of blue going to a greyish purple and OvER 1ct! (aw-06a-02)    Approximate Dimensions:  6.7x4.8x3.8mm     $3,258

Owyhee Picture Jasper - Wyoming

We choose a few pieces of this material from perhaps a few thousand pieces that we had recently seen.  We thought the colors were absolutely wonderful.  A few had incredible picture-like quality;  they looked like desert scenes, with mountains, plateaus, blufs and with a greyish blue overcast sky.  These again, like all of our material, is the best of the best.  We understand that this comes from Wyoming and it really hasn't been actively mined for about 15 years.  Have also heard that the deposit  is difficult to get to.   The original namers of this material had wanted to pay tribute to Hawaii, but mispelled the name - Owyhee.  This is where the name came from.   We have also heard some other stories, but haven't delved into it; we typically deal with faceted gemstones, but many times beautiful things catch our eyes...

A - The best example of Picture Jasper that we might have had in over 25 years  Approx 40cts  (tdw-07-01d)  $249

Approx 35x32mm  41.34cts  (remc-06-01c) (Currently being incorporated into a  custom designed sterling silver setting)

Approx 60x29mm  69.76cts (remc-06-01b)  $130

Approx 55x30mm  69.01ct  remc-06-01a)  $150

Blue Topaz - 14.80cts - 10 pieces   $99

3.39ct Peridot

From a fairly new find of Peridot in China, the photo of this gemstone does not  due it any justice!  It is a good green, a large eye clean Peridot at a great price.  (selgem-06b-01)  $339

28.62ct Green Spodumene

Green Spodumene (sometimes called Hiddenite) is not often seen in this depth of color.  The color of this piece is actually a deep seafoam green.  Color reproduction was difficult in this case. This is from Madagascar and has been irradiated, just like Quartz, Topaz, Kunzite (some), etc.  Like it's sister stone Kunzite (Pink Spodumene), the color can fade whether it is the original color or not.  Gem varieties of Spodumene are considered to be evening wear and high temperatures and bright lights should be avoided.  Though many are not disclosing this fact, we have been told that this material can fade.  We do not have any other information on this at the present time.  It is our hope that the color is mostly stabile as long as it is not heated or exposed to bright light.s. (igec-06-01)  $429

29.39ct Faceted Glass with unusual, currently unknown inclusion!
This faceted item was faceted from a piece of what was said to be Natural Volcanic Glass from Africa.  The original owner, who is an American Gemstone Dealer in Africa, has only seen chunks of this material twice in about 30 years.  His impression was this was natural.  This faceted piece was sent to John Koivula, formerly of GIA and now employed by AGTA.  John has written a book of gemstone inclusions and is currently working on another edition.  John examined this piece and believes that it is man-made glass.  John said in an email - "The inclusion in your glass might be cristobalite?  I have seen such inclusions in partially devitrified glass before."  The inclusions in the rough are really unique and we are considering faceting more of this material and attempting to place the inclusion under the table in the center of the piece.  If you have any interest in the few pieces that we will facet from this rough piece brought out of Africa within the past year, please send us an email.  The prices will be based on a number of factors but you can expect that some of the larger pieces will sell for about $15/carat or so, and smaller ones will be slightly higher.  We currently have an offer to purchase the remainder of the rough that this piece was faceted from.  If there is demand on this material, we would rather sell it to our customers/collectors.  We hope to know more about the inclusion in the future.    $440

We have photographed all of our Radiant, Princess and Round Zincite from Poland. What is Zincite? Click on the photo of any of the Zincites below and see not only photos our our available stock, but learn about this unique and interesting gemstone - a must for a collector!

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A -  5.42ct Pear Shaped Kunzite of a VERY DEEP COLOR for this material.   (nazbro-05-01) $813

We have never seen Kunziite of such a wonderful deep pink, though we have have 9-12ct stones which also fall into this category, as one typically needs large 30+ct stones to show nice color.  When we saw under 15ct stones previously, we grabbed them.  We did the same here.  We know of a few dealers who wholesale smaller stones of say 15cts of a deep color for $150 per carat - but the outlay of cash is very high for big stones.  These smaller stones of incredible color are not only rare but are affordable and one can wear them without any issues regarding the monstrous sizes that are usually seen.  Again, in over 20+ years in the business, we haven't seen small stones with such a nice deep pink color.  As in Aquamarine, we seek smaller stones in Kunzite with an intense color!  Approx 14x9x6.5