The Gemstones you see are the end product of many hands. Our material is always selected by us. Sometimes it starts with us selecting the rough and cutting ourselves. Sometimes we have something specific in mind and have someone cut the rough for us. Other times we might buy or trade for someone elses work, but only if it meets our standards. Enjoy.
#100 Brazilian Watermelon Tourmaline SliceLarge watermelon tourmaline slice from Brazil. This slices weighs 209 carats and measures 56 x 47 mm with about a 8 mm thickness.
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#105 San Diego Bicolor Tourmaline Baguette CutVery old stock rough was used to cut this gem! This is a totally natural bicolor elbaite tourmaline baguette cut from the world famous Himalaya Mine in San Diego, California that weighs
4.14 carats. This stone measures 20 x 4 mm. Quality San Diego bicolors are not readily available nowadays! This type of tourmaline is often incorrectly referred to as "watermelon" tourmaline. |
# 112 Ethiopian Crystal Opal Freeform ShapeAnother beautiful natural Ethiopian Welo opal! This gem has lots of color play floating within it and is also highly translucent! This stones weighs 4.62 carats and measures 16 x 12 mm.
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#103 Blue Topaz Emerald CutA big bold blue topaz! This is a 20 x 15 mm emerald cut blue topaz that weighs 24.27 carats. This stone is a deep, rich, neon blue color! This vivid color is sometimes known as Super Swiss Blue Topaz. This stone, like virtually all deep colored blue topaz, is color treated. We have other sizes available.
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# 106 Czech Moldavite Checkerboard Top Oval CutA nice faceted oval Moldavite with a checkerboard cut top. This stone measures 12 x 10 mm and weighs 4.18 carats. Very good clarity on this stone for a moldavite. A nice, dark forest green color on this stone too! A bit darker in person than in the photo.
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# 104 Ethiopian Welo Opal Oval Shape CabochonThis is an oval shape natural, untreated Ethiopian Opal cabochon with a weight of 1.78 carats. The measurements are about 10.5 mm by 8.5 mm. This stone has beautiful multicolor flash nicely distributed across the entire stone! Lots of reds, greens, blues and yellows! A nice little stone for the money! The colors may vary slightly on different computer monitors.
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#109 Mexican Opal Freeform1/2" across. This opal was born in fire, in the ancient volcanoes of Mexico. Fire opal forms when water seeps into silica-rich lava, filling seams and hollows. Under heat and pressure, the silica forms a solid gel, trapping the remaining water within its structure. Small pebbles of fire opal are found embedded in lava flows.The vast majority is from Mexico. Mexican opal is mined in the Mexican states of Queretaro, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Michoacan, Julisio, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi. The most important mines in Queretaro were discovered in 1835 and are still producing today.
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# 108 Argentina Rhodochrosite Freeform Shape CabochonA beautiful freeform shaped cabochon of rhodochrosite from Catamarca, Argentina. This stone has nice banding! This stone weighs 51.55 carats and measures 29 x 21 mm with an 8 mm dome height. The color may vary slightly on different computer monitors. We also have several more rhodochrosite stones to choose from similar to this one.
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# 111 Madeira Citrine Natural ColorA beautiful natural color rectangular princess cut madeira citrine. This stone, unlike most citrine, is NOT treated. The color is totally natural. This stone weighs 10.74 carats and measures 16 x 12 mm.
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# 113 Oregon Holley Blue Agate CabochonHolly Blue Chalcedony is one of the most favored materials from the Northwest, for today's jewelers outside of the Ellensburg Blue Chalcedony. Holly Blue was found in the hills around Sweet Home, Oregon. 20mm x 15mm. 16.37 cts.
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Variscite CabochonFrom Fairfield, Utah. 16 x12 mm.
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#116 Arizona Blue Gem Silica ChrysocollaChalcedony CabochonThis is a beautiful natural chrysocolla chalcedony (also known as blue gem silica or gem silica chrysocolla) elongated cushion shape cabochon from the world famous, historic Globe-Miami District, Gila County, Arizona that weighs 51.87 carats. This gem has very interesting patterns in it due to inclusions of chrysocolla and malachite! This stone is totally natural and is not treated in any way. This material was mined out many decades ago and stones such as this are not readily available today. This gem measures 46 x 22 mm and has a 5 mm dome height. All ready to go for your own unique jewelry design!
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#117 Rhodochrosite CabochonRARE! From the now closed Inakuraishi Mine, Hokkaido, Japan. This is a excellent piece with a color and translucency that is seldom matched by anything mined anywhere in recent years. A very large stone that is 50.68 cts in weight with dimensions of 1 1/4" x 3/4".
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#118 Pink TourmalineCabochonThis is a 100% natural pink rubellite tourmaline cabochon. This tourmaline comes from the world famous Stewart Lithia Mine in San Diego, California and weighs 25.62 carats. This stone measures 21 mm. This tourmaline was cut from old stock rough. Good color San Diego tourmaline like this is not really mined today. Perfect for your big bold custom pendant design! This stone has moderate clarity.This piece is not quite as good as the one listed above.
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#119 California Morgan Hill Poppy JasperCabochonLots of pops! A beautiful jasper cabochon from the famous Morgan Hill, California location. This stone weighs 36.26 carats and measures about 43 x 25 mm with a very low dome height of about 4 mm. This stone has lots of red and white "pops" scattered within a dark grayish green background.
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#121 Mexican OpalFreeform1/2" accross. This opal was born in fire, in the ancient volcanoes of Mexico. Fire opal forms when water seeps into silica-rich lava, filling seams and hollows. Under heat and pressure, the silica forms a solid gel, trapping the remaining water within its structure. Small pebbles of fire opal are found embedded in lava flows.The vast majority is from Mexico. Mexican opal is mined in the Mexican states of Queretaro, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Michoacan, Julisio, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi. The most important mines in Queretaro were discovered in 1835 and are still producing today.
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#122 Mexican Opal Freeform5/8" long. This opal was born in fire, in the ancient volcanoes of Mexico. Fire opal forms when water seeps into silica-rich lava, filling seams and hollows. Under heat and pressure, the silica forms a solid gel, trapping the remaining water within its structure. Small pebbles of fire opal are found embedded in lava flows.The
vast majority is from Mexico. Mexican opal is mined in the Mexican states of Queretaro, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Michoacan, Julisio, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi. The most important mines in Queretaro were discovered in 1835 and are still producing today. |
#123 Mawsitsit Oval Shape CabochonMalawi. 14 mm x 10 mm. From Myanmar, Burma.
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# 124 Tourmaline Oval Shape CabochonTourmaline King Mine, San Diego, CA. 17 mm x 9 mm.
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#115 Druzy Quartz Teardrop CabochonTeardrop shape.12mm long. The word drusy comes from the ancient Greek word druos for gland or bump. Drusy, like opal, can form on practically any mineral base (even, occasionally, on fossilized eggs, shells, and other objects). This piece measures 3/4"long.
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#133 Dendritic QuartzFrom Brazil. 22 x 38 mm.
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