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

ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER SOLD AN ITEM TO A PAWNSHOP KNOWS YOU ARE LUCKY TO GET EVEN 10% OF ITS VALUE. WHY WOULD ANYBODY VOLUNTARILY LOOSE SO MUCH MONEY FOR NO REASON?! USUALLY BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW THAT WHEN YOU CONSIGN ITEMS FOR SALE WITH REPUTABLE AUCTION HOUSES SUCH AS D&D WILSON AUCTIONEERS THEY GET YOU FULL MARKET VALUE FOR YOUR BELONGINGS. WE HAVE THE LOWEST CONSIGNMENT FEES IN THE BUSINESS AND ARE ABLE TO BECAUSE WE DO ALL THE WORK OURSELVES FROM A MODEST OFFICE RATHER THAN HIRING DOZENS OF EMPLOYEES AND OWNING HUGE WAREHOUSES. WE HAVE OVER FIFTY THOUSAND CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE, MANY WHO ARE WILLING TO PAY WELL ABOVE MARKET VALUE FOR COLLECTABLE, RARE, UNIQUE, ANTIQUE, AND JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER TYPE OF ITEM OF VALUE. WE ARE TAKING IMMEDIATE CONSIGNMENT ON ITEMS SUCH AS COINS, JEWELRY, SCRAP GOLD OR SILVER, SPORTS MEMORABILIA, DIAMONDS, GEMSTONES, ANTIQUES, AUTOMOBILES, FIREARMS, KNIFES, AND JUST ABOUT ANY ITEM OF VALUE OR THAT IS UNIQUE OR ANTIQUE. WE ARE EVEN ABLE TO SELL YOUR ITEM BEFORE IT EVER LEAVES YOUR POSSESSION INSURING THAT YOU ARE 100% PROTECTED AND IN CONTROL AT ALL TIMES. YOU DONT HAVE TO TURN THE ITEM OVER UNTIL THE CASH IS IN YOUR HAND! WE ARE THE ONLY AUCTION COMPANY WHO WILL DO THAT! WE ALSO HAVE LIGHTING FAST TURN AROUND TIMES OFTEN BEING ABLE TO GET PAYMENT IN YOUR HAND WITHIN A WEEK! YOU EILL BE VERY HARD PRESSED TO FIND ANOTHER AUCTION COMPANY ABLE TO DO THAT AS WELL! IF YOU NEED MONEY EVEN FASTER, NO PROBLEM. WE WILL MAKE YOU A FAIR AND HONEST CASH OFFER ON YOUR ITEMS AS WELL. WE FREQUENTLY HEAR THAT OUR OFFERS ARE ABOUT 4 TIMES AS MUCH AS MOST PAWN SHOPS ON AVERAGE FOR GENERIC ITEMS, ABOUT DOUBLE FOR SCRAP GOLD, AND WELL OVER 10 TIMES AS MUCH ON DIAMONDS AND GEMSTONES! DONT WAIT, CALL US TODAY AND GET AN IMMEDIATE ESTIMATE. WE CAN BE CONTACTED AT (313) 670-5666. OUR OFFICE TIMES ARE 10:30 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. WE CAN CONSIGN AND BUY ITEMS FROM PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN A WAY THATS SAFE AND EASY FOR BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED. ALL ESTIMATES ARE FREE....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 FANCY CUSHION CUT NEPTUNE MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL. GORGEOUS SATURATED BLUE BASE COLOR AND AN EXPLOSION OF MYSTIC RAINBOW COLORS REFLECTING OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME. MEASURES A BIG 11X11 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 5.42 CARATS. BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. PERFECTLY FACETED WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. NEPTUNE MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL TYPE OF MYSTIC TOPAZ WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS BLUE BASE COLOR UNLIKE REGULAR MYSTIC TOPAZ WHICH OFTEN HAS A GREEN BASE COLOR. THE RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR AND BRILLIANCE WHICH EXPLODES FROM THE GEMSTONE IS SIMILAR TO MYSTIC TOPAZ AND PROJECTS SHADES OF RED, YELLOW, GREEN, PURPLE, PURPLE, PINK, ORANGE AND MORE! THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS IT IS DURABLE, BEAUTIFUL, AND VERY UNIQUE. MOST MYSTIC NEPTUNE TOPAZ IS MINED FROM BRAZIL BUT IT IS NOT STRICTLY LIMITED TO THAT SPECIFIC REGION....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FULLY FACETED ROUND CUT IMPERIAL TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH AAA QUALITY. MEASURES A BIG 9X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.52 CARATS. EXPLOSIVE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. GORGEOUS ORANGISH RED WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THIS GEMSTONE HAS A PREMIUM CUT GRADE AND IS OF THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY POSSIBLE. IMPERIAL TOPAZ IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE SUB-SPECIES OF TOPAZ WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS ORANGE - YELLOW SATURATED COLOR AND EXCELLENT BRILLIANCE. IMPERIAL TOPAZ IS NATURALLY COLORED AND ACCORDING TO GIA IF A TOPAZ HAS BEEN ENHANCED IT SHOULD NOT BE SOLD AS AN IMPERIAL TOPAZ. THIS GEMSTONE HAS NOT BEEN TREATED AND FALLS IN THE GUIDLINES TO BE A REAL IMPERIAL TOPAZ. IMPERIAL TOPAZ IS A PRECIOUS GEMSTONE, AND IS THE ONLY PRECIOUS GEMSTONE TO EVER BE ADDED TO THE SHORT LIST OF THE RAREST AND MOST VALUABLE GEMSTONE SPECIES IN THE WORLD. THIS INVESTMENT SIZE AND QUALITY PRECIOUS TOPAZ WAS MINED FROM BRAZIL AND FACETED IN NEW YORK CITY BY EXPERT CRAFTSMAN. IMPERIAL TOPAZ IS RARELY FOUND IN SIZES OVER 1/2 CARAT AND GEMS OVER 1 CARAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE OF INVETMENT SIZE....more

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA WITH AAA QUALITY. PERFECT PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR WITH A VIVID YET SATURATED HUE AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EXCELLENT QUALITY CUT AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 5X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.51 CARATS. 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 HEART CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM THE MOGOK MINING REGION OF BURMA. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.04 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL BLOOD RED COLOR AND EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. 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 FANCY FACETED MARQUISE CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA. GORGEOUS PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND EXCELLLENT EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. MEASURES 7X3.5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.59 CARATS. 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 OVAL FACETED CUT PALASITE PERIDOT PERIDOT CUT FROM A VERY RARE TYPE OF PALASITE METEORITE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.35 CARATS. EXCELLENT VIVID NEON LIKE GREEN WITH SLIGHT YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR AND PERFECT EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBIES MINED FROM BURMA. BOTH RUBIES HAVE BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT RED COLOR AND OUTSTANDING EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE IN THE PAIR MEASURES 7X5 MM AND THE TWO HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.32 CARATS. 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 ROUND CUT PALASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A VERY RARE SPECIES OF METEORITE. VERY BRIGHT AND VIVID NEON LIKE GREEN WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR AS WELL AS PERFECT EYE CLEAN CLARITY. BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.54 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

PARCEL CONSISTING OF 9 NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRES MINED FROM KASHMIR. ALL OF THE PRECIOUS SAPPHIRES IN THIS LOT WERE EXPERTLY FACETED AND HAVE GOOD CUT GRADES. THEY ALL HAVE MATCHING SATURATED DARK INK BLUE COLOR THAT KASHMIR SAPPHIRES ARE PRIZED FOR AS WELL AS EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. EACH MEASURES 6X4 MM AND THE LOT HAS A TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT OF 7.39 CARATS. FINDING MATCHED KASHMIR SAPPHIRES IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND WITH ALL MINING IN THAT REGION NOW STOPPED IT IS ONLY BECOMING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND THEM. A LOT OF 9 MATCHING KASHMIR SAPPHIRES IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE AND CONSIDERED PRICELESS AS A WHOLE. KASHMIR IS KNOWN AS THE MINE THAT PRODUCED THE HIGHEST QUALITY SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD. STONES FROM THIS MINE ARE SO PERFECT EVERYBODY FROM ROYALTY TO CELEBRITIES PREFERRED THEM IN THEIR PIECES EVEN MORE THAN DIAMONDS IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWARD HUGHES (THE AIRLINE MOGUL AND CELEBRITY AVIATOR) WAS KNOWN TO HAVE A FASCINATION WITH THE STONES BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THEM TO BE PERFECT. SAPPHIRES FROM THIS REGION HAVE SATURATED COLOR OFTEN DESCRIBED AS INKY ALONG WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. IT IS THE ONLY MINE IN RECORDED HISTORY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BLUE SAPPHIRES WITH SUCH AMAZING COLOR THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE HEAT TREATED. THE LACK OF HEATING SAPPHIRES WITH COLOR SUCH AS THESE LEAVES THE NATURAL SILKY GEMMY APPEARANCE EXPERIENCED GEMOLOGISTS CRAVE. KASHMIR SAPPHIRES ARE MINED FROM A REGION PLAGUES WITH CONFLICT SITTING BETWEEN THE PAKISTANI AND INDIAN BORDER. A DISPUTE OVER THE LAND HAS CAUSED SMALL BATTLES AND ON AND OFF MORTER SHELLING FOR DECADES. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE MINES DEPLETION HAS CAUSED THESE STONES TO BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THEIR PRICES DOUBLE - TRIPLE EACH PASSING DECADE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED MASSIVE MUSEUM SIZE AND QUALITY COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE. MINED FROM BRAZIL AND CUSTOM FACETED INTO AN OVAL MILLENNIUM CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. VIVID NEON LIKE GREENISH BLUE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 25X17 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 27.19 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, HAVING 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

COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL CABOCHON CUT CARNELIAN MINED FROM INDIA WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. SATURATED ORANGE COLOR WITH VERY VIVID HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.18 CARATS. THIS CARNELIAN IS OF THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY MAKING IT THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR HEIRLOOM QUALITY JEWELRY. CARNELIAN IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE PRIZED FOR ITS BRIGHT VIVID ORANGE COLOR BUT IS ALSO FOUND IN SHADES OF BROWN AND EVEN DARKER YELLOWISH BROWNS. CARNELIAN IS ACTUALLY A MORE RARE VARIETY OF CHALCEDONY WHICH IS A SUB-SPECIES OF QUARTZ. SO TECHNICALLY CARNELIAN IS ONE OF FEW GEMSTONES THAT CAN BE CALLED THE SUB-SPECIES OF A SUB-SPECIES OF GEMSTONE, CARNELIAN IS A GEMSTONE WHICH IS OFTEN USED IN MENS AND WOMENS JEWELRY ALIKE. ONE OF THE APPEALS TO MEN IS THAT IT IS BELIEVED TO MAKE THE PERSON WEARING THE GEM MORE COURAGEOUS AND HAVE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF PHYSICAL POWER, SO MUCH SO THAT IN TIMES OF ANTIQUITY WARRIORS WOULD WEAR CARNELIAN INTO BATTLE/ TO THIS DAY SOME KNIFE MAKERS AND SWORD-SMITHS STILL USE CARNELIAN TO DECORATE THEIR PIECES. CARNELIAN IS VERY DURABLE AND SUITABLE FOR EVERYDAY USE WHICH ALSO MAKES IT A GREAT CHOICE FOR MEN SINCE THEY TEND TO BE A LITTLE HARDER ON THEIR JEWELRY....more

NATURAL FANCY CUT MYSTIC RAINBOW TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED INTO A CUSHION BAGUETTE CUT WITH CHECKERBOARD TOP AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 11X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.87 CARATS. EXCELLENT GREEN BASE COLOR AND STRONG RAINBOW COLORED COLOR SHIFT MAKING EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW EXPLODE FROM WITHIN THE GEMSTONE AT THE SAME TIME. EXQUISITE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND DISTINGUISHABLE GEMSTONE WHICH HAS BECOME A FAVORITE WITH JEWELERS OVER THE LAST DECADE. IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS VERY STRONG PLEOCHROIC EFFECTS WHICH MAKES THE STONE SHIFT COLORS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LIGHT SOURCES. THERE ARE MANY VARIETIES OF MYSTIC TOPAZ WITH THE MOST COMMON BEING A GREEN BASED TONE WITH STRONG PURPLE, BLUE AND RED PLAY OF COLOR EMITTING FROM WITHIN THE STONE. RECENTLY SEVERAL MORE VARIETIES WERE DISCOVERED MAKING SOME MYSTIC TOPAZ HAVE BLUE, ORANGE, RED, AND EVEN SILVER AND GOLD BASE COLORS....more

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM BURMA WITH THE FINEST AAA QUALITY POSSIBLE. FACETED BY SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST GEMSTONE CUTTERS INTO A FACETED CUSHION CUT WITH CHECKERBOARD TOP. CUT TO PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND HAS A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. EXPLOSIVE DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE WHICH EXPLODES FROM THE GEMSTONE. MEASURES 6.5 X 6.5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.97 CARATS. THIS SI ONE OF THE FINEST QUALITY COLORLESS SAPPHIRES WE HAVE EVER SOLD! HAS VERY RARE EXQUISITE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. KASHMIR IS KNOWN AS THE MINE THAT PRODUCED THE HIGHEST QUALITY SAPPHIRES IN THE WORLD. STONES FROM THIS MINE ARE SO PERFECT EVERYBODY FROM ROYALTY TO CELEBRITIES PREFERRED THEM IN THEIR PIECES EVEN MORE THAN DIAMONDS IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES. HOWARD HUGHES (THE AIRLINE MOGUL AND CELEBRITY AVIATOR) WAS KNOWN TO HAVE A FASCINATION WITH THE STONES BECAUSE HE CONSIDERED THEM TO BE PERFECT. SAPPHIRES FROM THIS REGION HAVE SATURATED COLOR OFTEN DESCRIBED AS INKY ALONG WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY. IT IS THE ONLY MINE IN RECORDED HISTORY CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BLUE SAPPHIRES WITH SUCH AMAZING COLOR THEY DO NOT HAVE TO BE HEAT TREATED. THE LACK OF HEATING SAPPHIRES WITH COLOR SUCH AS THESE LEAVES THE NATURAL SILKY GEMMY APPEARANCE EXPERIENCED GEMOLOGISTS CRAVE. KASHMIR SAPPHIRES ARE MINED FROM A REGION PLAGUES WITH CONFLICT SITTING BETWEEN THE PAKISTANI AND INDIAN BORDER. A DISPUTE OVER THE LAND HAS CAUSED SMALL BATTLES AND ON AND OFF MORTER SHELLING FOR DECADES. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH THE MINES DEPLETION HAS CAUSED THESE STONES TO BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND THEIR PRICES DOUBLE - TRIPLE EACH PASSING DECADE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED SQUARE PRINCESS CUT AQUAMARINE MINED FROM MT. ANTERO COLORADO. WITH AAA QUALITY. VIVID SKY BLUE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.63 CARATS. COLORADO MINED AQUAMARINE IS EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE. MOST SPECIMENS RETAIL FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ONLY ALLOWING THE WEALTHIEST COLLECTORS ABLE TO PURCHASE SPECIMENS OF GEM QUALITY. ALL COLORADO AQUAMARINE IS PROSPECTED BY HAND USING PRIMITIVE METHODS SUCH AS PICKS AND SHOVELS. MOST HAVE CLAIMS WHICH ARE ONLY ABOUT 1/10TH ACRE AND SPEND THE WHOLE SEASON PROSPECTING ONLY TO FIND 100-150 CARATS. JUST THE LABOR IT TAKES TO RETRIEVE THESE STONES CAN AMOUNT TO HUNDREDS OF HOURS PER CARATS. SINCE THESE STONES ARE SO RARE AND VALUABLE THEY ARE RARELY TREATED, AND ARE ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITIES. SINCE THE TELEVISION SHOW "PROSPECTORS" HAS AIRED THE DEMAND FOR GEMS FROM THIS REGION HAS INCREASED DRASTICALLY, THIS SPARK IN PUBLIC INTEREST HAS CAUSED THE STONES PRICE TO TRIPLE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ALONE! THE COLORED STONE PRICE INDEX CURRENTLY ESTIMATES THE AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE OF THESE AQUAMARINE TO BE $1,402.10 PER CARAT OF GEM QUALITY MATERIAL!...more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT TANZANITE LOOSE GEMSTONE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL SCISSOR CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.86 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL BLUE WITH SLIGHT VIOLET UNDERTONES COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EXPLOSIVE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. TANZANITE IS CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND POPULAR GEMSTONES IN THE CURRENT MARKET. ORIGINALLY IT WAS DISCOVERED BY TIFFANY AND CO IN THE LATE 1960'S WHEN ONE OF THEIR GEMOLOGISTS TRAVELED TO TANZANIA AFRICA AND FOUND A VEIN OF BROWNISH COLORED CRYSTALS WITH EXCELLENT LUSTER AND SCINTILLATION. THIS KNEWLY DISCOVERED GEMSTONE WAS IN FACT ZOISITE. KNOWING IT WAS A NEW DISCOVERY AND THIS WAS LIKELY THE ONLY DEPOSIT IN THE WORLD TIFFANY STARTED HAVING THEIR GEMOLOGISTS USE TREATMENTS SUCH AS HEAT, DIFFUSION, IRRADIATION, ETC. THEY FOUND IF THE STONE WAS HEATED IT WOULD TURN SHADES OF PURPLE AND BLUE, BUT STILL KEEPS ITS BEAUTIFUL RED SCINTILLATION. THEY PURCHASED THE MINES RIGHTS AND IMMEDIATELY HAD A BEAUTIFUL NEW GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT WAS MARKETED SUBSTANTIALLY. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS IT BECAME ONE OF THE MOST DESIRABLE GEMSTONES FOR JEWELRY USE. ITS PRICES ORIGINALLY WERE ABOUT 1/4 OF SAPPHIRES (PROVING TO BE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE SPECIES). TODAY, IN 2014 THE TANZANITE MINED HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DEPLETED BUT THE DEMAND FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE IS HIGHER THAN EVER. THIS HAS CAUSED THE PRICE OF TANZANITE (IN AAA QUALITIES OVER 2 CARATS) TO RAISE FROM $50 A CARAT WHOLESALE (IN 1990) TO $1,200 A CARAT WHOLESALE (IN 2014). THE PRICE OF TANZANITE IS PROJECTED TO BREAK $2,000 BY 2020 AND BE OVER $4,000 A CARAT BY 2030, AND THAT IS NOT ACCOUNTING FOR INFLATION EITHER! THE VALUE AND RARITY OF THIS GEMSTONE MAKES IT ONE OF THE BEST GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE APPLICATIONS....more

COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED AQUAMARINE MINED FROM MT. ANTERO COLORADO WITH AAA QUALITY. FACETED INTO A BEAUTIFUL CUSHION CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID SKY BLUE COLOR. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.09 CARATS. AQUAMARINE IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE WHICH IS A MEMBER OF THE BERYL FAMILY. KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL BLUE COLORS WHICH SOMETIMES HAVE GREEN OVERTONES. AQUAMARINE IS BECOMING EXTREMELY RARE IN SIZES OVER 1 CARAT WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY, AND AQUAMARINE WITH SATURATED COLOR OVER 1 CARAT ARE EVEN MORE RARE. FOR THIS REASON THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES HAS PROVEN TO BE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENT GEMSTONES ON THE MARKET. WITH A HARDNESS OF 8 AND GREAT DURABILITY WHICH PROVIDES A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY WEAR. MANY GEMOLOGISTS HAVE BEEN PUSHING TO ADD AQUAMARINE TO THE LIST OF PRECIOUS GEMSTONES (EMERALD RUBY, SAPPHIRE) BECAUSE OF ITS INCREASING RARITY AND VALUE. MANY HIGHER QUALITY AQUAMARINE ARE RIVALING OR SELLING FOR EVEN MORE THAN EMERALDS, RUBIES, AND SAPPHIRES. EUROPE HAS ALREADY ADDED THIS BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE TO THE LIST NEARLY A DECADE AGO. THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AQUAMARINE IS MINED FROM THE SANTA MARIA MINE IN BRAZIL AND IS KNOWN FOR ITS SATURATED COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THE RAREST AQUAMARINE ARE MINED FROM A SMALL DEPOSIT IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA WHICH PRODUCES LESS THAN 1% OF GEMSTONE QUALITY AQUAMARINE. AQUAMARINE CAN BE HEAT TREATED TO IMPROVE COLOR, IT IS A SAFE AND PERMINENT TREATMENT WHICH IS USED ON NEARLY ALL MODERN MINED AQUAMARINE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED EXTREMELY RARE PALASITE GEMSTONE CUT OUT OF A RARE FORM OF METEORITE. EXCELLENT AAA OVERALL QUALITY. MEASURES A BIG 9X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.30 CARATS. VIVID YELLOW COLOR AND EXQUISITE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED ROUND CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH EXCELLENT AAA QUALITY. BOTH GEMSTONES ARE PERFECTLY CUT AND HAVE PREMIUM CUT GRADES. VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL FIERY COPPER LIKE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 7X7 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.86 CARATS. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. TOURMALINE IS A VERY POPULAR GEMSTONE AMONG JEWELERS, COLLECTORS, AND INVESTORS ALIKE BECAUSE OF ITS AMAZING BEAUTY, RARITY, AND VALUE. TOURMALINE CAN BE FOUND IN EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW WITH PINK AND GREEN BEING THE MOST POPULAR. SINCE THIS SPECIES OF GEMSTONE IS CONSIDERED A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE IT IS RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN CLARITY. TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTAIN EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS AND CLARITY CHARACTERISTICS DO NOT EFFECT VALUE NEARLY AS MUCH AS IT WOULD WITH OTHER GEMSTONE SPECIES. EYE CLEAN TOURMALINE IN SIZES OVER 2.5 CARATS ARE CONSIDERED VERY RARE AND OFTEN RETAIL FOR OVER $300 A CARAT. TOURMALINE IS SOMETIMES HEAT TREATED TO IMPROVE COLOR, BUT THEIR IS CURRENTLY NO WAY TO TELL IF A TOURMALINE HAS BEEN ENHANCED USING HEAT. IF WE ADVERTISE A TOURMALINE AS UNHEATED IT IS BECAUSE WE EITHER CONSIGNED THE GEMSTONE AS ROUGH AND HAD THE STONE CUT AND ARE AWARE OF ANY TREATMENTS, OR WE WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM THROUGH DOCUMENTATION THAT THE STONE IS UNHEATED. TOURMALINE IS MINED FROM EVERY CONTINENT IN THE WORLD WITH THE MOST PRIZED SPECIMENS COMING FROM BRAZIL, THE U.S.A., KENYA, TANZANIA, AFGHANISTAN, AND PAKISTAN. TOURMALINE HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RISING IN PRICE FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES BECAUSE NO NEW LARGE DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND THE DEMAND FOR GEM QUALITY MATERIAL GROWS EVERY YEAR. THIS MAKES THE GEMSTONE VERY DESIRABLE AMONG INVESTORS, AND ALSO A GREAT CHOICE FOR JEWELRY LOVERS SINCE IT NOT ONLY RETAINS ITS VALUE BUT RETURNS A PROFIT EVERYDAY YOU OWN IT! THERE ARE MANY SUBSPECIES OF TOURMALINE SUCH AS RUBALITE, INDICOLITE, PARAIBA, AND MORE. THESE SUBSPECIES FORM WHEN CHEMICAL IMPURITIES ARE INVOLVED IN THE NATURAL FORMATION AND GROWTH OF THE TOURMALINE. ALL TOURMALINE WE SELL IS TESTED AND LISTED AS THE SUB-SPECIES IF APPLICABLE....more

NATURAL FACETED HEART CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO A HEART SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID PINK COLOR. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.43 CARATS. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED PEAR CUT MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH AAA QUALITY. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE PERFECTLY MATCHING FACETED PEAR CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. VIVID FIERY ORANGE BASE COLORS WITH STRONG MYSTIC FIRE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 7X5 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.20 CARATS. THESE VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONES ARE A MUST HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS COLLECTOR OR JEWELER! MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE MYSTIC TOPAZ FAMILY. IT GETS THE ADDED NAME OF "MARS" BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL RED AND ORANGE BASE COLOR. WHAT MAKES THIS GEMSTONE SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GEMSTONES WITH RED AND ORANGE COLORS IS ITS SUPER STRONG MYSTIC EFFECT WHICH CAUSES THE GEMSTONE TO REFLECT NEARLY EVERY COLOR YOU CAN THINK OF OFF OF EVERY GEMSTONE FACET AT THE SAME TIME, GIVING THE GEMSTONE THE LOOK OF SHIFTING COLORS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES WHILE SCINTILLATION EXPLODES FROM WITHIN THE STONE FLASHING MANY OTHER COLORS. WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER GEMSTONE LIKE IT. MYSTIC TOPAZ IS BECOMING MORE COMMON IN JEWELRY BUT EXOTIC COLORED MYSTIC TOPAZ SUCH AS THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND, AND VERY EXPENSIVE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBIES MINED FROM BURMA WITH AAA QUALITY. EACH RUBY HAS AMAZING BLOOD RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. BOTH WERE EXPERTLY FACETED INTO PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED AND MATCHING OVAL CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. AMAZING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH MAKE IT LOOKS LIKE A FIRE IS BURNING WITHIN BOTH OF THESE PRECIOUS RUBIES. THESE RUBIES ARE OF THE ABSOLUTE BEST QUALITY IN THE WORLD. EACH MEASURES 5X3 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.73 CARATS. 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 EMERALD CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH AAA QUALITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. FACETED OCTAGON EMERALD CUT WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.84 CARATS. VERY RARE SATURATED YELLOW COLOR WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. YELLOW TOURMALINE IS ONE OF THE LEAST COMMON COLORS OF TOURMALINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN FOUND IN MORE VIVID AND VIBRANT HUES. UP UNTIL THE YEAR 2000 YELLOW TOURMALINE WERE ONLY FOUND IN A VERY SMALL QUANTITY IN BRAZIL, BUT IN 2000 WERE DISCOVERED IN MALAWI AS WELL. THE SPECIMENS FROM BRAZIL ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR DARKER MORE GOLDEN HUES WHILE THE VARIETY FROM MALAWI IS OFTEN MORE OF A VIVID YELLOW, SOMETIMES WITH A GREEN, BROWN, OR ORANGE PLEOCHROIC PROPERTY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE. TOURMALINE IS FOUND IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COLOR IN THE RAINBOW, BUT YELLOW TOURMALINE IS BEGINNING TO ESTABLISH A LARGE FOLLOWING MUCH LIKE OTHER SPECIFIC COLORS (SUCH AS PINK) HAVE IN THE LAST FEW DECADES....more