Diamond – Natural, Rough, Yellow, 2.93 ct
2.93-ct yellow diamond with a few inclusions. South Africa. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com. Used with permission.
Sapphire – Natural, Rough, Blue
A sapphire crystal with several natural inclusions. 2.3 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm. Galbkka, near Vallivaya, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. © Rob Lavinsky, www.iRocks.com.…
Demantoid Garnet – Natural, Rough, Green
Demantoids are the green variety of andradite garnets. Their colors range from yellowish to brownish green to intense green and have a greater…
Hessonite – Natural, Faceted, Orange, 2.66 ct
Hessonite garnet, the “cinnamon stone,” can show warm yellow-orange to reddish orange colors. Since these gems almost always have a brownish…
Sulfur (Sulphur) – Natural, Specimen, Yellow
These bright Sicilian sulfurs have an unusually glassy luster as well as hydrocarbon inclusions. When forming on their calcite matrix, the crystals…
Topaz – Natural, Faceted, Colorless, 3.78 ct
Colorless topaz with needle inclusions. Round brilliant cut, 3.78 cts, 9 mm, Myanmar. © The Gem Trader. Used with permission.
Wulfenite – Natural, Specimen, Red, 83 ct
The wulfenites in this specimen contain inclusions that make one side of their crystal surfaces brown. The other sides are lustrous red. 8.3 x 7.3…
Demantoid Garnet – Natural, Faceted, Green, 0.87 ct
Round brilliant-cut demantoid with “horsetail” inclusions, 0.87 cts, 5.7 mm, Russia. © The Gem Trader. Used with permission.
Peridot – Natural, Faceted, Green, 0.29 ct
This peridot, cut from a pallasite meteorite found in Indonesia, features some needle-like inclusions — crystals trapped within the gem —…
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