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Spinel,
Tanzania, 1.75 ct, dark blue hexagon, 6.8mm, EC (eyeclean). All natural,
one of the harder wearable gemstones. Two of the hottest new stones on the
market are the newly mined spinels (not to be confused with the common
synthetic ones) and new finds in the garnet family from Tanzania. Most of
the new spinels are in the red to pink range, purples, and blues. A few of
these have significant size as spinels go, as ones from the Orient tend to
be on the small side. (Stock #SPBH-0175) $250.00 |
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Rubellite Tourmaline, great
raspberry red, 3.45 ct Portuguese triad shield, 8.5x10.3 mm, EC, Orofino,
Minas Gerais, Brazil. That beautiful old Brazilian true rubellite color.
(Stock #TORT-0345) $750.00 |
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Sapphire,
1.13 ct, 5.5 mm square pulsar cut, VVS, locality unk. Unusual medium
pinky-orange in color. Some lights show less pink, as sapphires frequently
color-shift depending on light source. Shows no fluoresce in 365 black
light, so not a chrome affected color. (Stock #SAOP-0113) $226.00 |
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Amethyst, 7.01 ct
mazda triangle, 12.3 mm, VVS. Rare--World famous Four Peaks, AZ material,
known for it's strong pink/red overtone to the Siberian dark purple color
They are found on the top of one of the peaks there and have to be taken out
by helicopter. This piece came out years ago, I found it in my pile of
tumbling rough :-) (Stock #AMPT-0701) $350.00 |
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Tourmaline, tri-color,
Barre de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1.86 ct emerald cut, 5.8x7.6 mm. EC.
From the famous Salinas mine, this one is nice and clean. Runs from
slightly orangish-red to a small light yellow zone to green. Super.
(Stock #TOBE-0186) $465.00 |
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Tourmaline,
Stewart Lithia Mine, Pala, CA, 2.63 ct, Portuguese cushion, 7x8.5 mm, SI.
From an old stash of rough. The mine is no longer operating. Stewart pink is
known to be the "purest pink" color tourmaline in the world, that nice
bubble-gum color. As with most Stewart material, this one has some light flaws.
Because eye-clean material is so very scarce, it is commonly accepted in the gem
trade to allow some inclusion in the stone, which do tend to hide fairly well
anyway. These stones are from an American source and are cut in the USA.
(Stock #TOPC-0263) $394.50 |
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Sphalerite,
bright orange, slight banding to yellowish. 5.43 ct Portuguese oval. Aliva Mine,
Cantabria, Spain. Outstanding brilliance and color. Note that sphalerite is
a soft collector's stone and not for ordinary jewelry wear. Sphalerite is
ZnS, known for it's brightness and dispersion. (Stock #SPOO-0543)
$325.00 |
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Sphalerite,
reddish-orange, mixed long hexagon, 6.45 ct. Aliva Mine, Cantabria, Spain.
Rich color. Soft, collector's stone, not suitable for ordinary wear. Sphalerite
is ZnS, known for it's brightness and dispersion. (Stock #SPOH-0645) $322.50 |
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Garnet, Tanzania, 5.52ct oval,
dark red, EC. 9.2x11 mm. RI is about 1.83 (probably almandine).
Beautiful clean and bright, exceptional for a dark red garnet. From the new
finds in the region. (Stock #GAPO-0552) $276.00 |
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Tanzanite,
good purple-blue, 1.25 ct., 16S32M round, 6.6 mm, EC, Tanzania. Brilliant fancy
round version of this rare and highly sought gemstone. Named after the only
country in the world this gem has ever been found. $250.00 |
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Tanzanite,
great color, top sapphire blue, hint of purple. 1.72 ct., pear, VSI, 7x9 mm, Tanzania.
Hard to find gem in decent sized & color rough now. Everything has gotten
expensive due to demand and the mines having to go very deep down. But Tanzania
is the only place in the world this much sought after gem is found.
$530.00 (Stock #TABP-0172) |
| Oregon Sunstone (labradorite feldspar), 2.27 ct, mazda step cut triangle, bright orangy-red, 8 mm, EC
From the famous desert area in southern Oregon. Rare color and highly desired, not copper-sheened.
$340.50 (Stock #SURM-0227) |
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Oregon Sunstone (labradorite feldspar), 4.13 ct, emerald lozenge, bright orangish-red, 7.1x13.2 mm, EC.
From the famous desert area in southern Oregon. Rare color and highly desired. Very nearly eye-clean. This
color has been regularly selling out there for $400 per carat!
$826.00 (Stock #SURE-0413) |
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Ruby,
0.73 ct teardrop, Winza, Tanzania, 4.2x6.7 mm, EC., Gorgeous, all natural, no
treatments.
From the famous Winza ruby and sapphire area. Shows excellent
fluorescence under 365 nm black light.
$1030.00 (Stock #RURT-0073) |
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Sapphire,
1.30 ct. teardrop, Winza, Tanzania, 5.3x8.9 mm, VVS.
Unusual purply-pink gem with a dark blue stripe. All natural, no treatments. This field is famous for
bi-color sapphires.
$490.00 (Stock # SAPT-0130) |
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