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Gemstones
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| Nice lively smoky-orange
Diamond
weighing 35pts and measuring 4.5mm. Clarity is a good SI -
therefore,
eye clean. This is from the owner of All That Glitters personal collection purchased in 1993, and used initially in a piece of jewelry. Photo could be better as at 9 o'clock one can even see a fiber. This is a nice color and a real sparkler. $250 |
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This is an approximately 13ct opal, said to be from Brasil, and that has dendrites. In this case, one sees a lone formation of dendrites that looks like a tree and there is a dark horizontal line that seems to be the ground from which it grows. This is a unique natural scene, but it is even more curious as this is apparently a hydrophane opal that absorbs and looses water. When dry, one doesn't really see the dendrites - it is translucent to opaque. When placed in water for a few days, it absorbs the water and becomes more transparent, displaying the hidden scene inside. This particular piece was discussed with the GIA. "This appears to be a classical case of opal destabilization through whitening. I cannot say dendrites are common in opal, but they are known." Not sure if this is the exact case here and
whether that destabilization would be irreversible and if so, this is
not the case. This is very much like the Ethiopian Opal that is
hydrophane and when placed in water, will turn transparent but retain
the play of color. When it drys out, the white opaque body color
returns. This particular piece has been place in water and dried numerous times wit the same results.... Photos of this piece when dry and wet are
displayed here. This is a unique piece for a customer or someone
who appreciates the oddities of nature. $250 including shipping. (klmngo-10-01) |
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| California Kunzite from the OceanView Mine,
the Big Kahuna II Pocket! |
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| Recent
gemstone rough finds in San Diego Co. included
the new Spodumenes from the Oceanview Mine. During the 2010 mining of
the Oceanview Mine, the 'Big Kahuna' Zone was discovered. This was a
large pocket with a series of smaller satellite pockets. The zone yield
Spodumenes, Quartz, Tourmalines and Beryl. However, on 19 December, they encountered another rich zone: the Big Kahuna II. This zone, on the Baker Boulevard level, may be a down-dip continuation of the Big Kahuna zone that was dug on the next level above (Carter Court level) earlier in 2010. The above rough was faceted by our Master Cutter, so this means every facet meets perfectly and this piece could be entered into the AGTA Cutting Edge Competion. Due to the cutting, polish, color, sparkle and rarity of the material, and the fact that is an American Gemstone, it could possible win in one of the categories! 18.85cts - Shape is a custom design and is called - Uniquely K Ultima Oval 20.4 x 13.8 x 10.0mm ("very settable not deep at all and a fabulous deep color" - quote from our master cutter) Price is based on the wholesale price as shown in The Guide for jewelers/goldsmiths/gemstone trade - $200/ct ($3,770) This is the IPO - Initial Public Offering and will change in the future. |
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| Wonderful Natural Designs with various
colors - Unique and One-of-a-Kind! |
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- 41+ct Mushroom Jasper Cab 49mmx18mmx6mm
(pgn78-11-02) $75 |
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- 79+ct Mushroom Jasper Bead (with hole through the side
near the top) 57mmx20mmx7mm $90 |
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| Moss
Agate center framed by Jasper. This was chosen from a large
parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well as its
frame. Weighs over 16cts. Approx 32mm. (ivc-11-01a) $100 |
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| Moss
Agate center framed by Tigers Eye. This was chosen from a large
parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well as its
frame. Weights over 29cts. Approx 34x27mm (ivc-11-01b) $150 |
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| Moss Agate center framed by Snowflake Obsidian. This was chosen from a large parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well as its frame. Weighs over 40cts. Approx 47x33mm (ivc-11-01c) $130 |
| Canadian
Ammolite pieces with a coating on the surface to protect the Ammolite
layer, enhance the natural color and provide durability. Colors
are actually as bright as shown. We have other pieces that
are fine pieces also, but they are only polished, but may not be as
bright or flashy. The coating (standard on pieces like this),
shows off the color to it's best advantage as the colors display as if
the piece has been wet to show the detail/color. |
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15.50cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $175 |
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15.80cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $255 |
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| Canadian Ammolite pieces with a coating on the surface to protect the Ammolite layer, enhance the natural color and provide durability. Colors are actually as bright as shown. We have other pieces that are fine pieces also, but they are only polished, but may not be as bright or flashy. The coating (standard on pieces like this), shows off the color to it's best advantage as the colors display as if the piece has been wet to show the detail/color. | |
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16.65cts (lgll-11a-02) - $200 |
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16.66cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $210 |
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| This is clear
Quartz with Hedenbergite
crystals in a starburst like pattern. The Hedenbergite is
actually
green and the color can be seen under magnificaiton, but they do look
black to the unaided eye. Many think this the needles are
Tourmaline,
but Tourmaline is seen in random orientations in Quartz
typically. This
material came from Brasil and quickly disappeared from the market
because it was rapidly bought up by collectors and dealers. We
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lucky to find a few pieces of this material at a good price - we have
been looking for about 3 or more years! |
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25.70cts (ts-11-01b) $300 |
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17.25cts -11-01a) $345 |
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36.05cts (ts-11-01c) $375 |
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| Ethiopian
Opal: Lots of Nice Color! Photo shot using a flash which I
found to be more representative of what the eye sees. This is one
case where the camera was not seeing what the eye was seeing
under office fluorescent lights - which is the opposite of what
usually happens! The flash helped to show the potential of
these opals under the right lights. 4.71ct Triangular Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) 4.95ct Freeform Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) 6.65ct Pear Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) (etopex-11-01p) |
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| Large
Ethiopian Opal weighing 10.66cts. A mix of greens and oranges,
but not as intense, etc. as the ones above. You can see
colors and that it is an opal, but more of a solid white body color and
far less vivid colors. (etopex-11-01p1) $100/ct For an opal of this size, it is a good buy... (For flashes of bright color, dancing rainbows, other examples of our Ethiopian Opal will fit the bill!) |
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| Ethiopian
Opal cabbed from All That Glitters rough. Photo shot under simple
office fluorescent lights. From left to right: 3.74ct Freeform - SOLD to a Retail Store 4.17ct Pear - $250/ct 3.37ct Pear - SOLD to a Retail Store (ethop-10a) |
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| Ethiopian
Opal cabbed from All That Glitters rough. Photo shot under simple
office fluorescent lights. Freeform weighing 9.91cts
(ethop-10a) $743 Not as intense in color as the above pieces, but
it is large and does display color. |
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| 89+ct Crazy
Lace Agate Cab (Chihauha, Mexico) Approx 59x36mm
(eds-11-01) $225 (only $2.51/ct!) |
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| 46+ct Priday
Plume Agate (Oregon) - Priday Plume Agate is a very rare agate found
many decades ago on the Priday ranch outside Madras Oregon.
Digging opportunities have ceased. This material was found in
thunder eggs. Research has been done and we couldn't find
anything out there that was of this high quality. It was
purchased from someone who thought this was an outstanding piece and
could represent what material from this find should look like!
Approx 35x27mm
(eds-11-01) $350 |
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an unknown inclusion in quartz, along with what appears to be
tourmaline needles. The unknown inclusion looks like cotton candy
with tourmaline growing from the center! For the time being, this
piece is being offered at $675 which is only about $10 per
carat. (brasunk-11-01)
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| 270cts
Owyhee Sunset Picture Jasper Here is a superb example of a really fine quality Picture Jasper. This looks very much like scenes I have seen while driving through parts of UT, CA, WY, AZ, NM, etc. We can see the desert floor with sand dunes/ripples in the foreground, with two plateaus and a third one at quite some distance in the backround between the two plateaus. There is no mistaking the grey sky of various textures and colors with creamy white puffy clouds. One can look for years and not find something like this - and that is true even of who seek fine examples. The main scene consists of Owyhee Sunset Jasper, with a border of onyx, then marble, another border of onyx, finishing off in a field of marble. It is a signed piece by the artist and also numbered. wcm-11-01 $625 (that's only $2.31 per carat!) |
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Fire Agate hand picked from large parcels with All That
Glitters getting FIRST pick! This material is getting harder and harder to find and prices for even the lower end material has increased. We have the best of the best with many being truly one-of-a-kind. |
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| A 56.35ct Tourmaline Slice of Clear, Various Greens and Black - mercedes symbol internally? Possible, this came from the country known for this - Madagascar. Another very unique natural gemstone! You can see some stress lines in areas where there is a color change which is typical in Tourmaline Slices (this includes Watermelon Slices and Bicolors). It has not been repaired and should be fine unless dropped on a hard surface - but that is true of even diamonds! Approximately 29.93x29.29x5.37mm (madgem-10-01b) $749 |
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| Nice Yelllow 11.76ct Opal
from
Brasil with Dentritic Incusions - perfect symmetry showing the
lacy
fern-like growth of the dentrites. Super for a pendant or a
collects
piece - wouldn't make a bad ring either! $110 |
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| Ethiopian Opal. The
smallest one shows broad flashes of color, the largest one has smaller
flashes of color. The middle one shown above has flashes of
color, but not very strong. Cabbed in the US by our cutters. 2.72ct Fancy Triangle: $225/ct 4.75ct Triangular: $150/ct 7.42ct Lazy/Sleepy Pear: $200/ct (This shape is not a perfect pear shape and that was intentional. This Lazy or Sleepy Pear Shape will enable some interesting silver or gold work to be performed, creating a very unique piece.) Photos do not do these gems justice. As one can see from the pricing per carat, the two fine ones are on the left and right; the middle one is a nice Opal, but doesn't have as much play of color as its two companions. |
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| We have
heard and seen Cats Eye Aquamarine, but here is an example of the same
mineral (Beryl) with a body that is semi translucent and with FINE Cats
Eyes. We found this material by accident and purchased only
the best
'eyes' of the parcel. (ucsc-10-01p) 17.05cts
Total Weight - 4pcs $250/ct - average weight is
therefore about 4.26cts. This is the best of the best... |
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| Quartz
with Gilalite inclusions. This material is also called Paraiba
Quartz because of the color of the Gilalite. Total weight
of the two pieces is 2.99cts. Hand selected for quality from
large parcel (vstgm-10-02p) $100 for both gems! |
| Clear Natural
Quartz with Epidote Crystals Growing at the same time during
formation of the Quartz! Selected for design, color and aesthetic beauty. Looked at hundreds and chose only 4 pieces! From the standpoint of making money (the time spent and the few dollars per gemstone that will be profit), this is a loss. It is so easy to get wrapped up in seeking out fine examples of something that is unique and different that the time flies and being paid for ones investment of time is of little importance. The goal is to find that really interesting piece IF it exists. Only $10/ct. |
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14.31ct Fancy Triangle (vstgm-10-01a) $143 |
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| A - 34.41ct Fancy Cushion w/flat bottom (vstgm-10-01c) $344 | |
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I am astounded by the aquamarine, and will propably end up gazing at it for ages. It is absolutely beautiful and exceeds all of my expectations. It is the finest gem in my collection!!! I'm so happy to be the owner of such a gem. Thankyou. If it is this gorgeous in the dark of night, I can't even begin to imagine how excellent it will be in daylight.
One day I will set this in the finest platinum so it can become a family heirloom.
I will definitely be a returning customer, I couldn't be more pleased...."
MM - Helzinki, FInland
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