Gemstones

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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 material 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.

46.45cts Total Weight  (6 pieces) of Oval Medium Smoky Orange Topaz  (kaek-06-27)  $15/ct Color Fades on strong exposure to sunlight.  Some minerals will do that naturally when removed from the ground and exposed to light.   A very common example is some Amethyst.  JCK had an article on similar material.   This material is the same material shown below but after exposure to the sun.   GIA studied the parcel below.. Average Estimated Price per Stone = $150 (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!) (Note - two of the pieces have been sold as a pair - a Dealer sale to Slovakia)

82.10cts Total weight (4 pieces) of Oval Med-Dark Smoky Orange Topaz  (kaek-06-34)    SOLD! This material was sent to the Bangkok office of GIA to learn more about the fading of these gemstones.   Unfortunately, this parcel was destroyed in testing, but you may purchase one of the pieces that we have exposed to sunlight above.  To read about the testing peformed by GIA, visit the following link: <   Fading Topaz GIA Article  >

Orthoclase (20.95ct Oval/2.48ct Oval)

This material came from Madagascar and has a good depth of color. (hilbos-05-1ab)  $1,640 (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

Owyhee Picture Jasper and Other Picture Jaspers - U.S.

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...

Approx 60x29mm  69.76cts (remc-06-01b)  $150

Approx 55x30mm  69.01ct  (remc-06-01a)  $599 (Looks like blue grey sky, mountains in the distance with a drying up body of water in the foreground!) (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

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)  $593

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)  $1,431 (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

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.  Examples of this material were sent to a person known for his expertise on glasses.  He was not able to identify the inclusion, how it was made, etc.   It certainly had him intrigued. We only have this one piece.  It is extremely interesting, has a great cut and polish, as one of our local cutters faceted it.  This material seems to show dispersion under the right lights also.  A must have for those who like the unusual and explanable!  $599

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) $1,355 (Photographed for possible publication in an upcoming book on gemstones!)

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