Rectangular Brilliant Cut Sphalerite, Spain, 5.62 cts
Here is a larger yellow sphalerite from Spain that I’ve cut in an extremely brilliant design. This stone has some veils and bubbles in it,…
Fancy Shield Shape Cut Merelani Mint Garnet, Tanzania, 1.54 cts
This is a very pretty grossular garnet (Merelani Mint Garnet) that has a stronger color than most of them do. It has some minor inclusions, but they…
Portuguese Round Cut Morganite Beryl, Brazil, 7.54 cts
This morganite has very nice color and is extremely brilliant. It was cut with a full, 161-facet Portuguese round design and would make a stunning…
Elongated, Cut-Cornered Barion Triangle Cut Tsavorite Garnet, Kenya, 2.21 cts
This is the largest green garnet I’ve cut so far. It’s not deeply cut, so in person, it looks more like a three carat stone. This is not…
Scissor Topped Baguette Cut Tourmaline, Nigeria, 3.16 cts
This pleasingly flashy stone displays above average, well saturated pink color and is unusually oolor stable under indoor lighting. I could barely…
Fancy Cut Cornered Octagon Cut Tourmaline, Nigeria, 6.30 cts
An outstanding tourmaline with a rich pink color and excellent brilliance. The cut is a sort of double barion octagon with clipped off corners and…
Mixed – Portuguese Pavilion with Round Brilliant Crown Cut Chrome Dravite Tourmaline, Africa, 3.50 cts
This is a stunning, sparkling and unusual Chrome Dravite Tourmaline cut from rare material. An excellent stone for a collector. The inclusions…
Taafeite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Taaffeite reacts to most gemological tests like mauve-colored spinel, but can be distinguished on the basis of its birefringence. Additional…
Nepheline Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
A variety called elaeolite is red, green, brown, or gray, massive or in crystals filled with minute inclusions. These inclusions produce…
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