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 AFRE 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 COIIN, 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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PEAR CUT PALASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A METEORITE CRYSTAL. EXCEPTIONAL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID NEON LIKE GREENISH YELLOW COLOR. MEASURES 8X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.85 CARATS. 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 AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. PERFECT VIVID BUBBLE GUM PINK COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 5X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.65 CARATS. UNTREATED SAPPHIRES ARE EXCEPTIONALLY RARE AND RARELY SELL IN THIS QUALITY FOR UNDER $1,500 A CARAT. THIS IS AN AMAZING FIND FOR ANY SERIOUS GEMSTONE COLLECTOR OR JEWELER. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXREMELY RARE AND PRIZED BY COLLECTORS. SAPPHIRES ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY MAKING THEM VERY VALUABLE. RATING A 9 ON MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS, THEY ARE ONLY SECOND TO DIAMONDS IN HARDNESS AND ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT DURABILITY MAKING THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR DAILY USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. SAPPHIRES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY THEIR HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. SAPPHIRES ARE MINED AROUND THE WORLD AND SAPPHIRES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS ARE PRIZED FOR EACH OF THEIR DIFFERENT UNIQUE PROPERTIES. WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF AAA GEM QUALITY SAPPHIRES BREAKING $1000 A CARAT IN 2010, SAPPHIRES HAVE ALSO PROVEN TO BE A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR INVESTMENT USES....more

NATURAL FACETED ROUND CUT COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST MINED FROM SIBERIA. AMAZING PINKISH PURPLE TO BLUISH VIOLET COLOR CHANGE AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.31 CARATS. COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST IS A VERY RARE AND PRIZED SUB CATEGORY OF THE QUARTZ GEMSTONE SPECIES. IT IS RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITY WITH STRONG COLOR CHANGE AS THE IMPURITIES COMBINED WITH PLEOCHROISM CAUSE THE COLOR CHANGE. THE MOST DESIRABLE AND STRONGEST COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST IS MINED FROM A PRIVATELY CONTROLLED MINE IN SIBERIA. OTHER LOCATIONS OF ORIGIN MAY INCLUDE BRAZIL, TANZANIA, BOLIVIA, AND EASTERN ASIA IN VERY SMALL QUANTITIES. THE ONLY CONSISTENT SOURCE IS SIBERIA BUT THE OWNERS OF THE MINED ONLY IMPORT ABOUT 10,000 CARATS A YEAR INTO THE USA AND CANADA WHICH IS A MINISCULE QUANTITY WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER GEMSTONE SPECIES. SIZES OVER 1 CARAT ARE EXTREMELY RARE WITH THE AVERAGE FACETED STONE WEIGHING AROUND 0.20-0.30 CARATS. LARGER STONES TYPICALLY HAVE STRONGER COLOR CHANGE AS WELL AS MORE SATURATED COLOR SINCE THE THICKNESS OF THE STONE DARKENS THE COLOR. ALL OF THE COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST WE SELL THAT IS MINED FROM SIBERIA IS PURCHASED AS ROUGH DIRECTLY FROM THE MINE AND FACETED IN THE USA BY AZOTIC INC WHICH EMPLOYS SOME OF THE BEST GEMSTONE CUTTERS IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS CNC CUTTING MACHINES WHICH FACET GEMSTONES TO PERFECT PROPORTIONS. COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST IS ALSO ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR GEMSTONES AMONG OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AS IT SELLS FOR $40-250 A CARAT ON RETAIL WEBSITES DEPENDING ON THE QUALITY AND SIZE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED EMERALD CUT PALASITE GEMSTONE CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF METEORITE. EXTREMELY RARE FIERY CINNAMON RED COLOR (ONE OF PALASITES RAREST COLORS), AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.81 CARATS. PALASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THESE UNIQUE GEMS ARE CALLED PALASITE GEMSTONES RATHER THAN PALASITE PERIDOT....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED INVESTMENT QUALITY OVAL C CABOCHON CUT AFRICAN AMETHYST. PERFECT SATURATED DARK PURPLE COLOR WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES AND RED LUSTER. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES....more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM CHIVOR COLOMBIA. EXCEPTIONAL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT SATURATED GREEN COLOR. MEASURES 8X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.93 CARATS. COLOMBIAN EMERALDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND RARE MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY. PRIZED FOR THEIR VIVID COLOR AND EXCELLENT CLARITY. THE TWO MOST FAMOUS EMERALD MINES IN COLOMBIA ARE THE CHIVOR AND MUZO MINES WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AFTER BEING OPENED FOR PUBLIC MINING. IT IS ESTIMATED OVER 80% OF COLOMBICOLOMBIA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST EMERALDS. THEIR AMAZING VIVID COLOR IS UNMISTAKABLE, AND WHEN YOU FIND A PERFECT SPECIMEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE OVERTONES YOU WILL INSTANTLY RELIZE WHY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY 5-10 TIMES MORE FOR EMERALDS FROM THIS REGION. THE ABSOLUTE FINEST COLOMBIAN EMERALDS ORIGINATE FROM THE CHIVOR AND MUZO MINES, BOTH ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING DEPLETED AND INSTABILITY IN BOTH OF THE MINES HAS CAUSED THE COST OF COLOMBIAN EMERALDS TO BREAK $1000 A CARATS (IN GEM QUALITY STONES). EMERALDS HAVE BEEN RISING IN PRICE AND VALUE SINCE THE MID 1980'S, HIGH QUALITY STONES HAVE PROVEN TO BE AN OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT WITH A 10-20% RETURN PER YEAR! GEMSTONES THAT COST $10 A CARAT IN 2001 WHEN WE FIRST BEGAN SELLING GEMSTONES ARE NOW SELLING FOR $300-500 A CARAT, AND THATS IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND THEM. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO PURCHASE EMERALDS FOR ANY UPCOMING PROJECTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN, BECAUSE WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE HOW LONG WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND COLOMBIAN EMERALDS IN SIZES OVER 1 CARAT WITH QUALITY LIKE THIS. EMERALDS ARE DURABLE ENOUGH FOR PRETTY MUCH ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. THEY ARE AN 8 ON THE HARDNESS SCALE SO THEY WILL NOT SCRATCH WITH NORMAL WEAR. EMERALDS ARE A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS THEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS INCLUDED. THE VALUE OF TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE NOT EFFECTED BY INTERNAL INCLUSIONS UNLESS THE INCLUSION EFFECTS THE DURABILITY OF THE STONE OR TAKES UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE STONE. EYE CLEAN EMERALDS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT WHEN SOLD LOOSE TO THE RETAIL MARKET....more

NATURAL FACETED ROUND CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM THAILAND. MEASURES A HUGE 10X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.68 CARATS. PERFECT SATURATED PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT PERIDOT MINED FROM BURMA. PERFECT VIVID NEON LIKE GREENISH YELLOW COLOR AND VERY VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.30 CARATS. PERIDOT IS AN EXTREMELY POPULAR GEMSTONE KNOWN FOR ITS VIBRANT GREEN COLOR AND POPULARITY AMONG JEWELERS DUE TO ITS GREAT DURABILITY AND PRACTICALITY IN ANY APPLICATION. PERIDOT IS BECOMING ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING INVESTMENT GEMSTONES IN VALUE DUE TO THE DEPLETION OF OVER 60% OF THE MATERIAL AS WELL AS A LACK OF GEM QUALITY MATERIAL OVER 1/2 CARAT. PERIDOT IS ACTUALLY A HEAVILY INCLUDED GEMSTONE MAKING EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS EXTREMELY UNCOMMON. GEMSTONES OVER 1.5 CARATS ARE EXPECTED TO RIVAL THE PRICE OF THE FINEST QUALITY AQUAMARINE AND EVEN AVERAGE QUALITY TANZANITE WITHIN 5 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE GEMOLOGIGAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA. THE FINEST SPECIMENS ARE KNOWN TO BE FOUND IN ARIZONA, BURMA, SRI-LANKA, BRAZIL, AND PAKISTAN WITH SMALLER DEPOSITS SCATTERED AROUND THE WORLD. ...more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT IOLITE MINED FROM KENYA AFRICA. VIVID PURPLE COLOR WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.78 CARATS. IOLITE IS A VERY RARE SPECIES OF GEMSTONE WHICH RANGES IN COLOR FROM BLUE TO PURPLE. IT IS VERY PLEOCHROIC WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH AND CAN ALSO CAUSE THE GEMSTONE TO APPEAR TO SHIFT COLORS. IOLITE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE SO IT ALMOST ALWAYS HAS EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS WHICH USUALLY DONT EFFECT THE VALUE UNLESS THEY SACRIFICE THE DURABILITY OF THE GEMSTONE....more

NATURAL FACETED EMERALD CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR. STRONG LUSTER AND FIRE. MEASURES 12X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.73 CARATS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST RUBIES WE HAVE EVER SOLD AND AT THIS PRICE IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY OF PRICELESS QUALITY AND VALUE. MINED FROM BURMA. MEASURES 8X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.89 CARATS. VIVID FIERY PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. STRONG LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PRINCESS CUT COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE. PERFECT SATURATED OCEAN BLUE COLOR WITH SLIGHT GREEN UNDERTONES AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 6.5 X 6.5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.74 CARATS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST QUALITY PARAIBA TOURMALINE WE HAVE EVER SOLD AND IS WORTHY OF THE FINEST GEM COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. IT HAS NOT BEEN ENHANCED IN ANY MANNER AND HAS A STRONG COPPER PRESENCE WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS DARK BLUE COLOR. 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 COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM PARAIBA BRAZIL. VIVID ICE BLUE COLOR WITH SLIGHT GREEN UNDERTONES AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT QUALITY PARAIBA TOURMALINE WITH HIGH COPPER CONTENT CAUSING ITS VIVID ELECTRIC LIKE ICE BLUE COLOR. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS. 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 OVAL CABOCHON CUT SUNSTONE MINED FROM OREGON. AMAZING GOLDEN ORANGISH YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED EMERALD CUT SUNSTONE MINED FROM OREGON. VIVID YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.12 CARATS....more

NATURAL FACETED ROUND BRILLIANT IDEAL CUT DIAMOND MINED FROM AFRICA (CONFLICT FREE). AMAZING CLARITY OF VS-1 AND AN F COLOR RATING. ALL RATINGS BASED ON GIA STANDARDS. MEASURES 3X3 MM WITH WEIGHT OF 0.22 CARATS....more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT INVESTMENT QUALITY PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. AMAZING SATURATED PINKISH PURPLE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.69 CARATS. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES HAVE LONG BEEN A JEWELERS FAVORITE FOR USE IN ALL JEWELERY APPLICATIONS. ITS HARDNESS OF 9 ON MOHS SCALE AND EXTREMELY STRONG DURABILITY MAKE IT A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY USE, AS WELL AS A GREAT STONE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. SAPPHIRES COME IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE, WHILE BLUE IS THE MOST POPULAR FANCY COLORS CAN OFTEN COMMAND SIGNIFICANTLY MORE AS THEY ARE MUCH LESS COMMON THEREFORE HAVE HIGHER DEMAND. SAPPHIRES OF EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE. MOST SAPPHIRES USED IN JEWELRY TODAY HAVE A FOGGY TYPE CLARITY AND EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS WHEN IN SIZES OVER 1/4 CARAT. THIS IS THE REASON MOST MODERN PIECES OF JEWELRY USING SAPPHIRE HAVE MULTIPLE SMALLER STONES RATHER THAN 1 LARGE STONE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.32 CARATS. EXCEPTIONAL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID YET SATURATED YELLOW COLOR. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXREMELY RARE AND PRIZED BY COLLECTORS. SAPPHIRES ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY MAKING THEM VERY VALUABLE. RATING A 9 ON MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS, THEY ARE ONLY SECOND TO DIAMONDS IN HARDNESS AND ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT DURABILITY MAKING THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR DAILY USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. SAPPHIRES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY THEIR HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. SAPPHIRES ARE MINED AROUND THE WORLD AND SAPPHIRES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS ARE PRIZED FOR EACH OF THEIR DIFFERENT UNIQUE PROPERTIES. WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF AAA GEM QUALITY SAPPHIRES BREAKING $1000 A CARAT IN 2010, SAPPHIRES HAVE ALSO PROVEN TO BE A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR INVESTMENT USES....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT SUNSTONE MINED FROM OREGON. PERFECT GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.39 CARATS. THIS IS AS INVESTMENT QUALITY SUNSTONE WORTHY OF THE FINEST GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PEAR CUT COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST MINED FROM SIBERIA. BEAUTIFUL PINKISH PURPLE TO VIOLET BLUE COLOR CHANGE AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.28 CARATS. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PEAR CUT WHITE TOPAZ LOOSE GEMSTONE MINED FROM BRAZIL. COLORLESS HUE AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES A LARGE 12X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.41 CARATS. TOPAZ IS A VERY POPULAR GEMSTONE WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND PROSPECTED BY PEOPLES ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. WHEN MINED FROM THE EARTH IT IS INITIALLY ALMOST ALWAYS BROWN OR COLORLESS, WHEN TREATMENTS SUCH AS HEAT OR AB COATING ARE APPLIED TOPAZ CAN BECOME VIRTUALLY ANY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW. A MORE MODERN TREATMENT KNOWN AS AB COATING IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED TREATMENT TO OBTAIN FANCY COLORS. A MORE STABLE, AND COSTLY TREATMENT IS IRRADIATING AND HEAT TREATMENTS. THIS GEMSTONE HAS BEEN HEAT TREATED TO ADD ITS COLOR WHICH IS THE SAFEST, MOST DURABLE, AND PERMINENT TREATMENT KNOWN. ALL FANCY COLORED TOPAZ WITH EXCEPTION TO IMPERIAL TOPAZ HAS BEEN TREATED. VERY RARELY PALE BLUE, PINK, AND GREEN, UNTREATED TOPAZ ARE FOUND IN ROUGH STATE FREE OF TREATMENT. THE HUES OF THESE STONES ARE EXTREMELY LIGHT WITH THE COLOR VERY VISIBLE AND THEY SELL FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT DUE TO THEIR RARITY. THIS TOPAZ IS THE HIGHEST QUALITY WITH THE MOST DESIRABLE PROPERTIES MAKING IT A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR JEWELRY, RESELLING, OR INVESTING....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PALASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF METEORITE. THESE MUSEUM SIZED PALASITE PERIDOT MEASURE 8X6 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 3.02 CARATS MAKING THEM NEAR PRICELESS SINCE PALASITE PERIDOT IS RARELY FOUND IN SIZES OVER 0.10 CARATS.! PERFECT SATURATED GREEN COLOR WITH SLIGHT YELLOW UNDERTONES. PERFECT EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS ALSO EXTREMELY RARE FOR PALASITE PERIDOT ESPECIALLY OF THIS SIZE. PALASITE PERIDOT IS CONSIDERED BY MOST GEMOLOGISTS TO BE ONE OF THE RAREST GEMSTONE SPECIES FOUND ON EARTH. IT ORIGINATES IN OUTER SPACE AND IS FOUND IN PALASITE METEORITES WHICH FALL TO EARTH. UNLIKE MOLDAVITE AND OTHER GEMSTONES CAUSED FROM METEORITE IMPACTS PALASITE PERIDOT ACTUALLY FORMS ON THE METEORITES BEFORE THEY ENTER EARTHS ATMOSPHERE. MOST PALASITE PERIDOT IS LESS THAN 0.10 CARATS AFTER FACETING BECAUSE LARGE GEM GRADE CRYSTALS ARE EXTREMELY UNCOMMON. GEMSTONES OVER 1/2 CARAT ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND SOME OF THE LARGEST SPECIMENS EVER CUT ONLY WEIGHT 1.8-2.5 CARATS AND ARE CONSIDERED PRICELESS. WITH THE VALUE OF PALASITE PERIDOT RANGING FROM $100-1,000 A CARAT ON THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX IT IS A GREAT STONE FOR RESALE AND INVESTMENT PURPOSES. IT IS VERY STABLE AND CAN BE USED IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION SAFELY. WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY COMPANIES IN THE USA THAT SELLS FACETED GEM QUALITY PALASITE PERIDOT AND IT TOOK NEARLY A DECADE TO SECURE THE SOURCE WHERE WE GET IT FROM. MOST OF THE PALASITE PERIDOT WE SELL ORIGINATES FROM METEORITES FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD AND FACETED BY A GENTLEMEN IN TUCSON ARIZONA. PALASITES METEORITES ARE A STONY IRON BASED METEORITE WITH CRYSTALS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE METEORITE....more