"Raspberry" colour garnet from the Umba Valley in Tanzania. Appears Eye clean to the naked eye, some silk lines visible by camera and 10x loop. 1.46ct 8.2 x 4.6 x 4.3mm
Teal Sapphire. Got the colour split perfectly in the middle, great cut, eye clean stone, however on the dark side! Very light green A-B Axis but the C-Axis with the blue which I was after turns out to be darker than anticipated. Unheated Parti Teal Sapphire from Down Under ! 1.78ct 8.8 x 5.1 x 4.9mm
Broadflash Precision cut Rhodolite Garnet. It's a typical darkish garnet but flashes exceptionally in daylight. Good size for the price. 5.60ct 10 x 10 x 6.1mm
I had this totally dark red garnet, almost black. No use to man or beast ! SO decided to cut it thin, way beyond the critical angle for garnet light return, knowing that the light will just flow out of the open back I just carved a cross motif in the back for the light to bounces off, together with…
Cambodian Blue Zircon is undoubtedly the most brilliant blue gemstone which has higher refractive index than any other blue gemstone. Zircon is a natural mineral zirconium silicate. Cut with a high crown. 1.70ct 6 x 6 x 4.6mm
Beautiful Soft Pink velvet Concave Rose Quartz, its rare to find faceted Rose Quartz and to find a Concave Cut one is even more exceptional. 5.4ct. 11.8 x 7.6mm.
Beautiful, Concave cut Round Brilliant Oregon Fire Opal called the "Fire Dragon's Eye" This gem is much more alive and fiery in real life than the pics or video can display. I always wanted to lite the fire in a Fire Opal ! Polished to a very high level with 100k diamond. 2.6ct 10.2 x 10.2 x 6.8mm
Good size Free Form Peridot from Pakistan. Some silk and Lilly pads but almost not noticeable from the top down. Great gem for the size. 5.22ct 15.1 x 7.8 x 5.8mm
Exceptional Blue Indicolite Tourmaline Pair! Fancy Rectangular Designer Cut with an Eye Clean appearance. One weigh in at 0.65ct and the other at 0.60ct and would be ideal for a pair of earrings. (6 x 4mm + 6 x 4mm)
Lavender Quartz is a rare, pinkish-purple gemstone that only comes from the Boquira Mine in the northern Brazilian state of Bahia. Named for the flower, Lavender Quartz's attractive colour in combination with its delicate brilliance are what makes this gem so desirable. 6.54ct 12.5 x 12.5 x 8.5mm
Truly beautiful soft velvet pink Lavender Trillion Quartz precision cut, with a total of 64 facets and weights 7.61 ct, measured in at 16.7 x 12.8 x 9mm.
7.3ct Lavender Quartz from the Boquira Mine in the northern Brazilian state of Bahia. This is something different if that's what you are looking for? Exuding both beauty and femininity, Lavender Quartz’s pinkish-purples meld with a soft, silky brilliance due to this gem’s translucency. Delightful lavenders shimmer and dance throughout this gem. The Borquria Mine opened in 1956 and is apparently…
