NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT SPESSERTINE GARNET MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. AMAZING FIERY RED COLOR WITH ORANGE UNDERTONES. HAS PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.81 CARATS. EXPLODES WITH LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE WITH EACH MOVEMENT. SPESSERTINE GARNETS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS SPESSARTITE, AND MANDARIN GARNETS) ARE A RARE SUBSPECIES OF GARNET KNOWN FOR THEIR ORANGE HUES. SPESSERTINE GARNETS RANGE IN COLOR FROM A BRIGHT TANGERINE YELLOWISH ORANGE TO A DARK SATURATED RED GIVING THEM A VERY BROAD COLOR SPECTRUM. THEIR HIGH REFRCTIVE INDEX GIVES THEM AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH FAR SURPASSES MOST OTHER GEMSTONES. SPESSERTINE GARNETS ARE MINED FROM MANY LOCATIONS WORLD WIDE WITH THE MOST POPULAR MINES IN TANZANIA, BRAZIL, AND ASIA. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY WEAR IN JEWELRY BECAUSE IT IS VERY STABLE AND TOUGH WITH A SUITABLE HARDNESS. SPESSERTINE IS ALSO A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE ESPECIALLY IN LARGER SIZES DUE TO ITS RARITY....more

AS WITH ALL OF OUR AUCTIONS WE TAKE EVERY STEP POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE OUR ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ACCURATELY. WE PHOTOGRAPH EACH ITEM INDIVIDUALLY FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES USING A MACRO LENS TO SHOW THE SMALLEST DETAIL POSSIBLE. WITH OUR GEMSTONES YOU WILL OFTEN SEE FLAWS IN THE PHOTOS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. PLEASE REMEMBER A GEMSTONE THE SIZE OF AN ERASER TIP IS BLOWN UP TO THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, SO ITS COMPARABLE TO LOOKING AT A GEMSTONE IN A MICROSCOPE. FOR THIS REASON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO READ ITEM DETAILS IN THE AUCTION LISTING. WE HAVE THE CLARITY, SIZE, COLOR, AND WEIGHT RATINGS LISTED FOR EVERY GEMSTONE WE SELL. WE ALSO PHOTOGRAPH EVERY ITEM WE SELL, AND DO NOT USE STOCK PHOTOGRAPHY. VERY RARELY WE MIGHT LIST WHOLESALE GEMSTONE PARCELS WHICH SHOW A LARGE LOT FROM WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE A RANDOM SMALLER LOT BUT IT WILL BE CLEARLY STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION AND USUALLY THE TITLE AS WELL. WE DO NOT ENHANCE OUR PHOTOGRAPHS USING ANY METHOD WHATSOEVER, IN FACT THE ONLY ALTERATIONS MADE TO OUR PICTURES IS CROPPING. WE COMBINE SHIPPING FOR ITEMS PURCHASED WITHIN THE SAME AUCTION ON THE SAME DAY. WE ARE ALSO ABLE TO COMBINE SHIPPING ON ITEMS PURCHASED FROM FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS MADE AT THE SAME TIME. FIXED PRICE AUCTIONS ARE THE ONLY AUCTIONS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO COMBINE PURCHASES MADE FROM MULTIPLE AUCTIONS ON THE SAME DAY. PLEASE READ OUR SHIPPING POLICY FOR SPECIFIC COSTS OF COMBINED SHIPPING. WE GUARANTEE DELIVERY OF EVERY ITEM WE SHIP, AND ARE CAREFUL TO PACKAGE EVERYTHING SAFE AND SECURELY. WE USUALLY SHIP THE BUSINESS DAY AFTER YOU MAKE A PURCHASE, BUT PLEASE ALLOW 2 BUSINESS DAYS FOR YOUR ITEM TO BE MAILED. DELIVERY TYPICALLY TAKES 2-7 BUSINESS DAYS FROM THE DATE YOUR ITEM IS MAILED (WITHIN THE USA), BUT WE OFFER EXPEDITED AND OVERNIGHT SHIPPING OPTIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE. IF YOU RECEIVE AN ITEM THAT APPEARS TO BE DAMAGED PLEASE REFUSE DELIVERY, BY SIGNING FOR YOUR PACKAGE YOU ARE LEGALLY STATING YOU RECEIVED YOUR DELIVERY IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. RETURNS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. LIKE MOST OTHER AUCTION HOUSES ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNLESS YOU ARE ACCIDENTALLY MAILED THE WRONG ITEM, OR IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED. EVERY ITEM WE SHIP IS INSPECTED BEFORE IT IS MAILED, THEN AGAIN VERIFIED TO MATCH THE INVOICE BY THE EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING. WE HAVE OVERHEAD CAMERAS ABOVE WHERE THE PACKAGES ARE SEALED SO WE CAN SEE IF ANY MISTAKES ARE MADE ON OUR END WHEN PACKAGING ORDERS (SUCH AS FORGETTING TO PUT THE ITEM IN THE PACKAGE). IF YOU RECEIVE YOUR ITEM AND IT IS DAMAGED OR YOU BELIEVE YOU WERE SENT THE WRONG ITEM CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY. IT IS CRUCIAL YOU SAVE ALL PACKAGING MATERIALS INCLUDING PAPER WORK AND BUBBLE MAILERS/BOXES. IF YOUR ITEM IS DAMAGED DURING THE SHIPPING PROCESS WE NEED THESE ITEMS FOR THE POSTAL INSPECTOR. WITHOUT THEM YOU WILL NOT BE ISSUED A REFUND. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE SENT THE WRONG ITEM PLEASE CONTACT US WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE TIME YOUR ORDER IS RECEIVED. AFTER 1 WEEK FROM THE TIME YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE ALL SALES ARE FINAL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE INCLUDING DAMAGE OR A MISTAKE IN THE ITEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS THAT SELLS ITEMS ON CONSIGNMENT. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ITEMS WITHOUT THE INTENTION OF KEEPING THEM WE ARE FORCED TO PAY FOR THOSE ITEMS OUT OF OUR POCKET WHICH CAN BE VERY DAMAGING. WE WANT ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO BE HAPPY AND WE ARE EAGER TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE. MANY OF THE ITEMS WE SELL ARE JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES. UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE ITEM SPECIFICS WE TEST AND CONFIRM EVERY ITEM WE SELL. GEMSTONES ARE TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND DIAMOND EXPERT USING SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MICROSCOPES, REFRACTOMETER, SPECIFIC GRAVITY, CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, FILTER TESTING, AND EVEN CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. PRECIOUS METALS ARE ALSO TESTED BY OUR ON STAFF GEMOLOGIST WHO USES ACID AND A STREAK PLATE TO TEST THE METALS PURITY. WHEN SELLING COINS MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS WE ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO TEST THEM USING ACID BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE COIN, SO WE MEASURE AND WEIGH THE COIN. IF A COIN IS MADE OF A PRECIOUS METALS ALL OF THE COINS IN THAT VARIETY WILL WEIGH EXACTLY THE SAME, AND COUNTERFEITS OFTEN WEIGH MUCH LESS. THIS IS AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FORM OF TESTING COINS. IF COINS ARE PCGS OR NGC GRADED WE DO NOT CRACK OPEN THE CASES OR HANDLE THE COINS IN ANYWAY AS IT WOULD DESTROY THE VALUE.THE GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE GRADED USING GIA'S CLARITY, COLOR, SIZE, AND CUT GRADING STANDARDS. EVERY DESCRIPTION WILL HAVE THIS INFORMATION LISTED AS WELL AS OTHER ITEM SPECIFICS AND GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEMSTONE SPECIES. ...more

THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL LISTING ONLY, PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS ITEM. IF YOU BID ON THIS ITEM AND WIN YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING PRICE. D&D WILSON AUCTIONEERS IS CURRENTLY TAKING NEW CONSIGNMENTS FOR OUR UPCOMING AUCTIONS. WE HAVE COMMISSION RATES WELL BELOW INDUSTRY STANDARDS WITH NO HIDDEN FEES OR CHARGES, EVER! D&D WILSON AUCTION CONSIGNORS HAS THOUSANDS OF LOYAL CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH MILLIONS OF INTERESTED BIDDERS BY UTILIZING OUR ONLINE SELLING PLATFORM COMPLETE WITH DETAILED PHOTOGRAPHS AND LISTINGS WHICH WILL SETS US APART FROM MANY OTHER AUCTION HOUSES. IN TODAY'S ECONOMY IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VALUABLES WHICH IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO OUR CONSIGNORS. WHEN SELLING THROUGH AN AUCTION HOUSE YOU ARE ABLE TO GET THE TRUE MARKET VALUE FOR YOUR BELONGINGS UNLIKE OTHER VENUES WHICH HAVE TO MARK BUY YOUR ITEMS AT A VERY LOW PRICE THEN MARK THEM UP TO MAKE A PROFIT. PAYMENT IS SENT WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE AUCTION CLOSING, SO YOU CAN REST ASSURED YOU WILL BE PAID FOR YOUR ITEM IN A TIMELY MANNER WITHOUT ANY HASSLES. CONTACT US TODAY TO RECEIVE A QUOTE, WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A DISCOUNTED COMMISSION RATE UNTIL THE END OF DECEMBER IN ORDER TO GENERATE A LARGE VOLUME OF ITEMS FOR OUR YEAR END HOLIDAY AUCTION. WE ALSO OFFER QUANTITY COMMISSION DISCOUNTS FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO SELL COLLECTIONS, LIQUIDATE BUSINESSES AND HOMES, AS WELL AS PERSONAL BELONGINGS. WE WILL BEAT ANY FINAL QUOTE FOR COMMISSION RATES ON JEWELRY, GEMSTONES, AMERICAN BANKNOTES, GOLD, SILVER, HIGH END WATCHES, AND COINS! ...more

*PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIVE LISTING* WE OFFER A VARIETY OF LAB REPORTS, APPRAISALS, LETTERS OF HERITAGE, AND ORIGIN REPORTS FOR ANY JEWELRY RELATED ITEM OR GEMSTONE SOLD THROUGH PROXIBID. MOST APPRAISALS ARE $40 AND INCLUDE 2 COPIES (ONE FOR YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ORIGINAL COPY FOR YOURSELF). WE OFFER A DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE DOCUMENTATION PURCHASES ($3 OFF EACH APPRAISAL WHEN 10 OR MORE ARE PURCHASED). THERE IS A 2-7 BUSINESS DAY HANDLING TIME ON APPRAISALS AND LETTERS OF HERITAGE. LAB REPORTS MAY TAKE UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS (VERY UNCOMMON) DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND LAB PREMISSES. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS DONE BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND JEWELRY EXPERT WHO HAS 8 CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMAS FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, AND ANOTHER FROM THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION. HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE GIA ALUMNI PROGRAM, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS REGARDING JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES WITH OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. PLEASE CALL 1-313-670-5666 TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS. WE WILL NEED THE ITEM NUMBER AND LOT TITLE WHEN CALLING. IT IS BEST TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE AUCTION CLOSE TO INSURE YOUR ORDER HAS NOT ALREADY SHIPPED. *PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIONAL LISTING, WE ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM YOUR AUTOMATED INVOICE AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING AMOUNT. THIS LISTING IS NOT FOR THE SALE OF ANY DOCUMENTATION, AND A WINNING BID WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE WINNER. APPRAISALS MUST BE ORDERED OVER THE PHONE. ...more

LOT OF 3 PERFECTLY MATCHED NATURAL SAPPHIRES MINED FROM BURMA. ALL THREE OF THESE PRECIOUS SAPPHIRES PERFECTLY MATCH ONE ANOTHER AND HAVE SATURATED PINK COLOR WITH VERY SLIGHT RED UNDERTONES. ALL THREE HAVE FLAWLESS LOUPE CLEAN AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR ANY GEMSTONE SPECIES. EACH OF THESE SAPPHIRES MEASURES 5X5 MM AND THE LOT HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.70 CARATS. THESE SAPPHIRES ARE OF THE UTMOST FINEST QUALITY AND ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE MAKING THE PERFECT OPTION FOR INVESTORS AND RESELLERS. PINK SAPPHIRES HAVE LONG BEEN A FAVORITE AMONG JEWELERS AND GEMSTONE ENTHUSIASTS BECAUSE OF THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND DURABILITY. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS PER CARAT. THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX CURRENTLY HAS PINK SAPPHIRES OF GEMSTONE QUALITY STARTING AT $150 A CARAT AND GOING UP TO AS MUCH AS $50,000 PER CARAT. LARGE SIZED STONES ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND MOST PINK SAPPHIRES OVER 1 CARAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF INVESTMENT SIZE. WITH SAPPHIRES RATING AT A 9 ON THE MOHS HARDNESS SCALE AND ALSO HAVING A STRONG DURABILITY RATING THEY ARE A GREAT CHOICE FOR JEWELRY THAT YOU WILL BE WEARING EVERYDAY INCLUDING RINGS WHICH TAKE THE MOST ABUSE. PINK HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SAPPHIRE COLORS, IN-TURN THE PRICE HAS BEEN RISING STEADILY SINCE THE LATE 90'S AND IS EXPECTED TO KEEP DOING SO FOR DECADES TO COME BECAUSE NO NEW SOURCES OF MATERIAL HAVE BEEN FOUND IN DECADES....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. VIVID PINK COLOR WITH SLIGHT ORANGE UNDERTONES, SALMON FLESH COLOR. PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. WHEN THIS GEMSTONE IS ROCKED OR MOVED IN ANY MANNER IT EXPLODES WITH BRILLIANCE AND FIRE. PERFECT CUT GRADE. MEASURES 5X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.34 CARATS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PALASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A RARE SPECIES OF METEORITE CALLED PALASITE. VERY UNIQUE OVAL CABOCHON CUT. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR THIS RARE SUB-SPECIES OF PERIDOT. VIVID YET SATURATED GREEN COLOR WITH YELLOW OVERTONES. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS EXACTLY. PALASITE PERIDOT IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF OLIVINE WHICH FORMS IN ROCKY IRON BASED METEORITES. THESE RARE METEORITES WHICH HAVE AN IRON BASE AND STONEY IMPURITIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THE REASON PERIDOT IS ABLE TO FORM IN THESE METEORITES IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SLOW COOLING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE CRYSTAL TO FORM AND THE METEORITES HIGH IRON CONTENT WHICH GIVES THE CRYSTALS A GREEN COLOR. INFACT, PALLASITE METEORITES HAVE SUCH A HIGH IRON CONTENT, THAT THE PERIDOT FOUND WITHIN THEM USUALLY HAVE A MORE MORE SATURATED COLOR. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS OF PERIDOT FROM PALLASITE METEORITES ARE RARE BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND. GEMOLOGISTS PREDICT ABOUT 4-5% OF PALLASITE PERIDOT FOUND IN GEM QUALITY IS EYE CLEAN, THIS MEANS 95% OF THE GEMSTONES WILL CONTAIN INCLUSIONS. AS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE PALLASITE IS EXPECTED TO CONTAIN INCLUSIONS AND EVEN AAA QUALITY GEMSTONES MAY CONTAIN INCLUSIONS. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS A MEMBER OF THE EXOTIC - ELITE GEMSTONE CLASS WHICH IS VERY SELDOM TALKED ABOUT WITH MEMBERS OF THE RETAIL JEWELRY COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE STONES WITHIN ITS CLASS ARE SO INCREDIBLY RARE AND VALUABLE THEY ARE BEYOND REACH FOR MOST RETAIL CONSUMERS. GEMSTONES FROM THE ELITE/EXOTICS CLASS ARE MOSTLY PURCHASED BY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE GEMOLOGISTS, SAVY INVESTORS, CELEBRITY / ROYAL JEWELERS, OR MUSEUMS MAKING THIS AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY TO ADD SUCH AN AMAZING GEMSTONE TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION. PALLASITE PERIDOT CAN BE DISTINGUISHED FROM REGULAR PERIDOT BY MEASURING ITS IRON CONTENT. PALLASITE PERIDOT HAS A MUCH HIGHER AMOUNT OF IRON THAN REGULAR TERRESTRIAL PERIDOT....more

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM THE KAGEM MINE IN ZAMBIA AFRICA. PERFECT SATURATED COLOR WHICH ZAMBIAN EMERALDS ARE PRIZED FOR, AS WELL AS EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS VERY RARELY FOUND IN EMERALDS FROM THIS REGION, ESPECIALLY IN EMERALDS OF THIS SIZE. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.67 CARATS. THE KAGEM MINE IS A NEWER MINE THAT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE THE VAST MAJORITY OF AFRICAN EMERALDS OVER THE NEXT 20-30 YEARS. GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ARE STARTING TO PREFER EMERALDS MINED FROM THE KAGEM REGION EVEN OVER COLOMBIAN EMERALDS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A DARKER AND MUCH MORE SATURATED HUE THAN COLOMBIAN AND BRAZILIAN EMERALDS. RECENTLY "THE LOUPE" MAGAZINE (PUBLISHED BY GIA) CONDUCTED A STUDY WITH EMERALDS MINED FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF GEMOLOGISTS STATED THE EMERALDS MINED FROM KAGEM BY FAR HAD THE FINEST COLOR GRADES. THE ONLY DOWNFALLS WITH THE EMERALDS MINED FROM THIS LOCATION IS THEY ARE VERY SMALL AND ARE ALSO KNOWN TO HAVE LARGE POCKY INCLUSIONS. EMERALDS FROM KAGEM OVER 1/2 CARAT IN SIZE AFTER FACETING ARE VERY RARE, AND EMERALDS 1 CARAT AND OVER ARE RESERVED FOR THE FINEST JEWELRY PIECES OFTEN COMMANDING OVER $1,000 PER CARAT IN SLIGHTLY INCLUDED OR BETTER CLARITIES. SINCE EMERALDS FROM THE KAGEM MINE ARE SO OFTEN INCLUDED, CLARITY EFFECTS PRICE LESS THAN IT WOULD WITH EMERALDS FROM OTHER LOCATIONS, UNLESS THE GEMSTONE IS EYE CLEAN (WHICH MAKES AN ENORMOUS INCREASE IN VALUE). GEMSTONES FROM THIS MINE ARE RICH IN CARBON WHICH OFTEN CREATES LARGE BLACK INCLUSIONS KNOWN AS POCKY. SINCE THESE INCLUSIONS RARELY EFFECT THE DURABILITY OF THE STONE AND ARE SO COMMON THERE ISN'T AS BIG OF A PRICE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CLARITY GRADES. EYE CLEAN GEMSTONE OVER 1 CARAT ARE SO RARE THEY ARE CONSIDERED PRICELESS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT TANZANITE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY RARE VIVID MINT GREEN COLOR AND VVS1 CLARITY. MEASURES A LARGE 11X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.65 CARATS. GREEN TANZANITE IS A VERY RARE AND EXOTIC SUB-SPECIES OF ZOISITE. WHEN TANZANITE IS FIRST MINED IT IS CALLED ZOISITE. ZOISITE IS BROWN, YELLOW, AND TAN IN COLOR, ONCE IT IS HEATED IT NORMALLY BECOMES BLUE OR PURPLE BECOMING TANZANITE. VERY RARELY THE HEAT TREATMENT WILL TURN THE TANZANITE THIS SHADE OF GREEN DUE TO IRON IMPURITIES IN THE TANZANITES CHEMICALS MAKEUP. THESE PASTEL MINT GREEN TANZANITE ARE PRIZED BY COLLECTORS FOR THEIR RARITY AND BEAUTY. ONLY ABOUT 1 OUT OF 1,000 CARATS OF TANZANITE CAN PRODUCE THIS GREEN COLOR WHICH MEANS IT IS ACTUALLY 1,000 TIMES MORE RARE THAN REGULAR BLUE OR PURPLE TANZNAITE. WITH ALL OF THE TANZANITE MINES NOW DEPLETED THE PRICE OF THESE AMAZING GEMSTONES IS EXPECTED TO AT LEAST TRIPLE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS AND THAT'S NOT EVEN ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION. FOR THIS REASON THIS IS AN UNBEATABLE INVESTMENT GEMSTONE, AND IS ALSO A GREAT PICK FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHO RESELL TO THE RETAIL MARKET. THE CURRENT COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX VALUE OF EYE CLEAN GREEN TANZANITE IN SIZES OVER 3 CARATS IS $1500-1800 PER CARAT WHOLESALE!...more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID PINK COLOR WITH SLIGHT ORANGE UNDERTONES, PERFECT LOTUS BLOSSOM COLOR. VERY SLIGHTLY INCLUDED CLARITY, COULD BE HEAT TREATED TO MAKE EYE CLEAN BUT IT WOULD CAUSE THE GEMSTONE TO LOSE SOME OF ITS VALUE. MEASURES 10X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.01 CARATS. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE ARE ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST PRIZED AND DESIRED GEMSTONES DUE TO THEIR RARITY AND BEAUTY. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRES GET THEIR NAME FROM A RARE LOTUS BLOSSOM WHICH HAS A SALMON FLESH TYPE COLOR. ACCORDING TO GIA A SAPPHIRE MUST HAVE BEEN MINED FROM SRI-LANKA TO FALL INTO THE CATEGORY OF BEING A PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE. PLEASE RESEARCH HOW RARE AND VALUABLE THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS AND YOU WILL SEE THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY GEMSTONE ENTHUSIAST, OR JEWELER. PADPARADSCHA SAPPHIRE ALSO MAKE A GREAT INVESTMENT GEMSTONE BECAUSE THE WHOLESALE PRICE HAS RISEN OVER 800% IN THE LAST 5 YEARS ALONE!...more

NATURAL PRECIOUS FACETED BAGUETTE CUT RUBY MINED FROM THE MOUNTAINS IN VIETNAM NEAR THE BURMESE BORDER. EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL FIERY BLOOD RED COLOR. NO PINK HUES OR UNDERTONES. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.83 CARATS. MINED FROM THE VIETNAM AND BURMA BORDER, THIS RUBY ORIGINATED FROM A VEIN WHICH HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES. SINCE BURMESE RUBIES WERE RECENTLY BANNED CAUSING THE PRICE TO SKY ROCKET, VIETNAMESE RUBIES FROM THIS SAME MOUNTAIN RANGE OFFER GEMSTONES OF THE SAME QUALITY AND FROM THE SAME SOURCE AS A LEGAL AND CONFLICT FREE ALTERNATIVE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE WITH FANCY CUSTOM ELONGATED FACETED OVAL CUT. PERFECT SATURATED PINK COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.60 CARATS. EXPLODES WITH BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. WILL MAKE AN AMAZING 1 OF A KIND PIECE OF HEIRLOOM QUALITY JEWELRY. PERFECT SIZE FOR USE AS A CENTER STONE IN A RING OR PENDANT. PINK SAPPHIRES HAVE LONG BEEN A FAVORITE AMONG JEWELERS AND GEMSTONE ENTHUSIASTS BECAUSE OF THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND DURABILITY. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS PER CARAT. THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX CURRENTLY HAS PINK SAPPHIRES OF GEMSTONE QUALITY STARTING AT $150 A CARAT AND GOING UP TO AS MUCH AS $50,000 PER CARAT. LARGE SIZED STONES ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND MOST PINK SAPPHIRES OVER 1 CARAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF INVESTMENT SIZE. WITH SAPPHIRES RATING AT A 9 ON THE MOHS HARDNESS SCALE AND ALSO HAVING A STRONG DURABILITY RATING THEY ARE A GREAT CHOICE FOR JEWELRY THAT YOU WILL BE WEARING EVERYDAY INCLUDING RINGS WHICH TAKE THE MOST ABUSE. PINK HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SAPPHIRE COLORS, IN-TURN THE PRICE HAS BEEN RISING STEADILY SINCE THE LATE 90'S AND IS EXPECTED TO KEEP DOING SO FOR DECADES TO COME BECAUSE NO NEW SOURCES OF MATERIAL HAVE BEEN FOUND IN DECADES. ...more

NATURAL PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM MONTANA WITH A FACETED PEAR CUT. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED CORNFLOWER BLUE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.50 CARATS. SAPPHIRES ARE ONE OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY DUE TO THEIR RARITY, BEAUTY, AND VALUE. FOUND IN EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE SAPPHIRES OFFER A GREAT VARIETY OF HUES TO FIT ANYBODIES JEWELRY NEEDS. THE FINEST SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD COME FROM MONTANA, CEYLON, SRI-LANKA, KASHMIR, BURMA, AND THAILAND. SAPPHIRES CAN BE FOUND ON EVERY CONTINENT AND EACH REGION IS KNOWN FOR DIFFERENT COLORS OR PROPERTIES. WITH A HARDNESS OF 9 (MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS) AND VERY STRONG DURABILITY THIS SPECIES IS PERFECT FOR EVERYDAY WEAR EVEN WHEN SET IN A RING. SAPPHIRES CAN BE CLEANED USING MOST INDUSTRY METHODS AND DOES NOT REACT TO CHEMICALS. GIA ESTIMATES OVER 99% OF THE SAPPHIRES INTRODUCED IN TODAYS MARKET ARE TREATED (HEAT IS THE MOST COMMON) TO IMPROVE BOTH COLOR AND CLARITY. UNTREATED SAPPHIRES ARE VERY RARE AND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE OFTEN COMMANDING THOUSANDS PER CARAT FOR AVERAGE QUALITY GEMSTONES. AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES ARE VERY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO THE HIGH LABOR COSTS OF MINING AND THE LACK OF LARGE SCALE COMMERCIAL MINES IN AMERICA. SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR AMERICAN MINED GEMSTONES SINCE THE SUPPLY IS EXTREMELY SHORT OF MEETING THE DEMAND. ...more

LOT OF 20 PERFECTLY MATCHED PINK TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED. AMAZING SATURATED PINK COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH BEAD MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH THE LOT HAVING A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 6.11 CARATS. THIS TOURMALINE IS OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND IS SUITABLE FOR THE FINEST JEWELRY USES IN THE WORLD....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM THE WORLD RENOWNED PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. AUTHENTIC COPPER BEARING GEMSTONE THAT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY GIA TO BE IDENTIFIED AS A PARAIBA TOURMALINE! MEASURES AN ENORMOUS 15X14 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 5.03 CARATS. NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID MINT GREEN COLOR WITH VERY SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT IS USUALLY FOUND IN SIZES SMALLER THAN 1/4 CARAT AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS HEAVILY INCLUDED. WHAT SETS PARAIBA TORMALINE APART FROM REGULAR TOURMALINE IS THE PRESENCE OF COPPER IN ITS CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS ONLY MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL WHICH IS WHAT THE STONE IS NAMED AFTER. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES TO FIND HOW RARE AND VALUABLE IT REALLY IS. THIS TOURMALINE MEETS AND SURPASSES ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY GIA TO BE SOLD AS A REAL PARAIBA INCLUDING BEING MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL, HAVIING COPPER IN ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, HAS A PRIMARILY VIVID BLUE COLOR, AND ALL OTHER VARIABLES WHICH MUST BE CONFIRMED IN ORDER TO BE LABELED A PARAIBA TOURMALINE. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS STONE AND COMPARING PRICES PLEASE BE AWARE OF LESS HONEST SELLERS ADVERTISING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. IN ORDER FOR A GEMOLOGIST TO LEGALLY CERTIFY OR APPRAISE A STONE AS PARAIBA TOURMALINE IT MUST ORIGINATE FROM THE PARAIBA MINE SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED ULTRA RARE BIXBITE (RED BERYL) MINED FROM CALIFORNIA. SATURATED BLOOD RED COLOR AND INCREDIBLE EYE CLEAN OPAQUE CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE. THIS IS THE ONLY BIXBITE WE HAVE EVER SOLD THAT DOESN'T HAVE CARBON INCLUSIONS. VIRTUALLY EVERY GEM QUALITY BIXBITE IS HEAVILY INCLUDED MAKING THIS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND PRICELESS GEMSTONE. MEASURES 6X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.78 CARATS WHICH IS EXTREMELY LARGE FOR THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES. BIXBITE WAS VOTED AS THE RAREST GEMSTONE IN THE WORLD IN 2013, AND IT WAS FOR GOOD REASON. THIS RARE GEM SPECIES IS A FORM OF BERYL MUCH LIKE AQUAMARINE OR EMERALD ONLY MUCH, MUCH, MORE RARE BECAUSE OF SEVERAL FACTORS. BIXITE IS ONLY FOUND IN UTAH AND CALIFORNIA. THE VERY FEW POCKETS THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND CONTAIN VERY LITTLE MATERIAL SO THEIR IS NO COMMERCIAL MINING OPERATIONS IN PLACE, AND LIKELY NEVER WILL BE. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS A TYPE 3 GEM, WHICH MEANS IT IS NEARLY ALWAYS INCLUDED AND EVEN THE FINEST SPECIMENS MAY HAVE EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS ARE VERY RARE, IN FACT GIA ESTIMATES FOR EVERY 1,000 CARATS OF FACETED BIXBITE LESS THAN 1 CARAT OF MATERIAL IS EYE CLEAN! THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES HAS BEEN KNOWN TO SELL FOR TENS, AND EVEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT!...more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PERFECT PIECE OF MOTHER OF PEARL HAND CARVED INTO A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER WITH AMAZING DETAIL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THIS GEM HAS PERFECT PURE WHITE COLOR WITH VERY STRONG ORIENT AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES A LARGE 24X24 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 14.32 CARATS...more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED KYANITE ROUGH UNCUT CRYSTAL MINED FROM VIRGINA. VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEM QUALITY SPECIMEN MINED FROM ONE OF THE RAREST LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD. PERFECTLY FORMED CRYSTAL MEASURING 24 MM IN LENGTH AND 5.5 MM IN WIDTH AND WEIGHING 2.53 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL BLUE COLOR AND AND EXCELLENT CLARITY. THIS CRYSTAL DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY MATRIX AND IS 100% KYANITE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FULLY FACETED PRINCESS CUT SPESSERTINE GARNET MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. MEASURES A MASSIVE 12X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 14.60 CARATS. PERFECT VIVID ORANGE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER EXPLODE FROM THE GEM WITH EVERY MOVEMENT. THIS IS THE FINEST QUALITY AND LARGEST SIZE TRUE ORANGE COLORED SPESSERTINE WE HAVE EVER SOLD. THIS GEMSTONE IS WORTHY OF ROYAL GEM COLLECTIONS AND IS TRULY PRICELESS. SPESSERTINE GARNETS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS SPESSARTITE, AND MANDARIN GARNETS) ARE A RARE SUBSPECIES OF GARNET KNOWN FOR THEIR ORANGE HUES. SPESSERTINE GARNETS RANGE IN COLOR FROM A BRIGHT TANGERINE YELLOWISH ORANGE TO A DARK SATURATED RED GIVING THEM A VERY BROAD COLOR SPECTRUM. THEIR HIGH REFRCTIVE INDEX GIVES THEM AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH FAR SURPASSES MOST OTHER GEMSTONES. SPESSERTINE GARNETS ARE MINED FROM MANY LOCATIONS WORLD WIDE WITH THE MOST POPULAR MINES IN TANZANIA, BRAZIL, AND ASIA. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY WEAR IN JEWELRY BECAUSE IT IS VERY STABLE AND TOUGH WITH A SUITABLE HARDNESS. SPESSERTINE IS ALSO A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE ESPECIALLY IN LARGER SIZES DUE TO ITS RARITY....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY FACETED WIDE PEAR CUT (FITS HEART SHAPE MOUNTINGS) INDICOLITE TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. AMAZING ULTRA VIVID BLUE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.01 CARATS. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE SUBSPECIES OF TOURMALINE EHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS AMAZING BLUE COLOR. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS IT IS VERY RARELY FOUND WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. GEMSTONES WEIGHING OVER 0.25 CARATS WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY UNCOMMON AND MAKE UP LESS THAN 1 % OF THE FACETED INDICOLITE EVER MINED. THIS RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS MOST OFTEN MINED FROM BRAZIL BUT COUPLE OTHER DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN AFRICA WHICH ARE ALSO PRODUCING INDICOLITE. THIS FORM OF TOURMALINE HAS A SLIHTLY DIFFERENT CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION WHICH MAKES IT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM STANDARD TOURMALINE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED SQUARE PRINCESS CUT INDICOLITE TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH THE FINEST AAA QUALITY. MEASURES A LARGE 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.41 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VERY VIVID BLUE COLOR. AMAZING BLINDING LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. THIS IS A ROYALTY WORTHY GEMSTONE THAT IS SURE TO SURPASS ANY GEMSTONE COLLECTOR OR JEWELERS EXPECTATIONS. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE SUBSPECIES OF TOURMALINE EHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS AMAZING BLUE COLOR. INDICOLITE TOURMALINE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS IT IS VERY RARELY FOUND WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. GEMSTONES WEIGHING OVER 0.25 CARATS WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE CONSIDERED EXTREMELY UNCOMMON AND MAKE UP LESS THAN 1 % OF THE FACETED INDICOLITE EVER MINED. THIS RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES IS MOST OFTEN MINED FROM BRAZIL BUT COUPLE OTHER DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN AFRICA WHICH ARE ALSO PRODUCING INDICOLITE. THIS FORM OF TOURMALINE HAS A SLIHTLY DIFFERENT CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION WHICH MAKES IT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM STANDARD TOURMALINE. ...more