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

25 CARAT PARCEL OF NATURAL FACETED LOOSE GEMSTONES MINED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE GEMSTONES IN THIS PARCEL ARE OF GEM QUALITY AND RANGE FROM COMMERCIAL TO AAA QUALITY. THIS PARCEL IS A MIXTURE OF GEMSTONES WHICH WE OBTAIN FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING CUTTING CENTER CLOSE OUTS, JEWELRY WHICH IS BEING SCRAPPED FOR ITS GOLD CONTENT, AND THE PURCHASE OR CONSIGNMENT OF PERSONAL GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS. IF WE NOTICE A GEMSTONE IS CRACKED, CHIPPED, OR OF POOR QUALITY WE DO NOT ADD THEM TO THE PARCEL, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW TO GET THROUGH JUST BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF STONES ARE IN THIS PARCEL. THE STONES AVERAGE ABOUT 1 CARAT EACH BUT YOU WILL SEE A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF SIZES. THERE COULD LITERALLY BE ANY GEMSTONE SPECIES IN THIS PARCELS, WAY TOO MANY TO LIST INDIVIDUALLY. EVERY SINGLE GEMSTONE IN THIS PARCEL IS A NATURAL EARTH MINED GEM. THIS IS A LOT WE STARTED PUTTING TOGETHER FOR OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND EBAY RESELLERS AND IT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS WITH NEARLY ALL OF THEM COMING BACK AND WANTING MORE! THESE ARE GEMSTONES THAT HAVE RETAIL VALUES OF $10-$1,500 EACH, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE MAKING THIS PARCEL ONE OF THE GREATEST INVESTMENTS YOU WILL EVER MAKE. THE PICTURES BLOW SHOW A COUPLE RANDOM SCOOPS OUT OF THE HUGE 7-8,000 CARAT PARCEL YOUR LOT WILL BE RANDOMLY SCOOPED FROM. THIS IS THE PERFECT SIZE LOT FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS JUST BEGINNING RESELLING OR INVESTING IN GEMSTONES. WE TYPICALLY SEE 15-20 TIMES RETURNS ON THE GEMSTONES IN THESE LOTS WHEN SOLD SEPARATELY! MAKING THEM ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY WITH AN IMMEDIATE TURN TIME....more

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS PERFET QUALITY FANCY OVAL MILLENNIUM LASER FACETED CUT INDICOLITE TOURMALINE. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED. BIG 13X9 MM SIZE WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.87 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED BLUE COLOR WITH A VERY VIBRANT, VIVID, AND BRIGH HUE. THIS INDICOLITE TOURMALINE HAS THE ABSOLUTE BEST COLOR, CLARITY, CUT, AND BRILLIANCE RATINGS AND IS ALSO VERY LARGE MAKING IT COMPLETELY IRREPLACEABLE. WHEN GEMSTONES ARE LISTED AS IRREPLACEABLE ON THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SO RARE THAT THEY ARE PRICELESS. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE FINEST GEMSTONES OF EVEN THE WORLDS FINEST ROYAL GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS AND WILL MAKE AN HEIRLOOM QUALITY PIECE OF JEWELRY. THIS GORGEOUS INDICOLITE TOURMALINE WAS MINED FROM THE DOCE VALLEY IN BRAZIL AND FACETED BY A THIRD GENERATION GEMSTONE CUTTER AND GEMOLOGIST IN PARAIBA BRAZIL. 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 SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CHEMICAL COMPOSITION WHICH MAKES IT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM STANDARD TOURMALINE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PRECIOUS PINK SAPPHIRES MINED FROM CEYLON WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED BY SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST GEMSTONE CUTTERS IN NEW YORK INTO PERFECTLY MATCHING OVAL SHAPED SCISSOR CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE EXCEPTIONAL VIVID GLOWING PINKISH RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. EACH MEASURES 5X3 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.71 CARATS. 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 BEAUTIFUL KUNZITE GEMSTONE MINED FROM AFGHANISTAN WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PRECISION FACETED INTO AN EMERALD OCTAGON STEP CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL VIVID PASTEL PINKISH PURPLE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH EXPLODES FROM EACH FACET EVERY TIME THE GEMSTONE IS MOVED EVEN SLIGHTLY. MEASURES 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.93 CARATS. THIS KUNZITE IS OF THE FINEST QUALITY MAKING IT PERFECT FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS WELL AS INVESTMENT AND COLLECTING PURPOSES. KUNZITE IS A VERY RARE VARIETY OF GEM QUALITY SPODUMENE. IT OCCURS MOSTLY IN PALE PINK HUES. VERY RARELY PURPLE SPECIMENS CAN BE FOUND BUT THEY COMMAND A HIGH PREMIUM. IRRADIATION IS A COMMON TREATMENT USED TO DARKEN COLOR, BUT THIS STONE HAS NOT BEEN TREATED IN ANY MANNER. KUNZITE IS AN EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH IS GAINING POPULARITY WITH THE PUBLIC. IT IS VERY RARE AND UNTREATED PINK AND PURPLE SPECIMENS COMMAND A PER CARAT PREMIUM IN. AS THE GEMSTONES GET BIGGER THE PRICE PER CARAT RAISES DRASTICALLY SINCDE LARGE SOLITAIRE WORTHY SIZE GEMSTONES ARE MUCH LESS COMMON....more

NATURAL TANZANITE LOOSE GEMSTONE WITH EXCELLENT INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. GORGEOUS VIVID PURPLE COLOR WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.70 CARATS. 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

BIG WHOLESALE PARCEL THAT ONLY CONSISTS OF PRECIOUS RUBIES, EMERALDS, IMPERIAL TOPAZ, AND SAPPHIRES. THESE GEMSTONES ARE ALL GEM QUALITY AND WORTHY OF JEWELRY USE. THE SIZE OF EACH GEMSTONE WILL VERY FROM 0.10 CARATS UP TO 2.50 CARATS. WE HAVE A LARGE PARCEL OF A FEW THOUSAND CARATS OF THESE PRECIOUS GEMSTONES, WHICH WERE MOSTLY SALVAGED FROM JEWELRY BEING MELTED FOR SCRAP, AND FROM JEWELRY WHOLESALER LIQUIDATIONS. WE WILL TAKE A RANDOM 100 CARAT SCOOP OUT OF THIS LOT AND SHIP IT TO YOU. THE PARCELS ARE UNSORTED AND HAVE NOT BEEN SEARCHED. DUE TO THE NATURAL OF THESE LOOSE WHOLESALE PARCELS IT CAN BE EXPECTED TO FIND A FEW CHIPPED OR SCRATCHED STONES BUT THIS IS USUALLY ONLY 2-4 % OR LESS OF THE LOT. WITH PRECIOUS GEMSTONES HAVING WHOLESALE VALUES STARTING IN THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT PRICE RANGE THIS IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS AND RESELLERS. THE GEMSTONES PICTURED BELOW WERE TAKEN AT RANDOM FROM THE LOT YOUR PARCEL WILL COME FROM TO SHOW AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF 2 NATURAL AND UNTREATED ROUND CUT PALLASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF PALLASITE METEORITE. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY FACETED BY SKILLED GEMSTONE CUTTERS INTO ROUND BRILLIANT CUTS WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADES. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GREEN WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR WITH A NEON LIKE HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH PALLASITE PERIDOT ARE PRIZED FOR. EACH OF THESE ULTRA RARE GEMSTONES MEASURE 5X5 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.18 CARATS WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE EXTREMELY LARGE (IN THE TOP 1%) OF PALLASITE PERIDOT MINED). PALLASITE 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. IN FACT, 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, SAVVY 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 MYSTIC SUNSET TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY AND ENORMOUS MUSEUM SIZE. THIS GEMSTONE IS THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY AND THE LARGEST SIZE GIVING IT A TRULY PRICELESS VALUE! PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A CUSTOM 1 OF A KIND FANCY MILLENNIUM LASER CUT WITH A PERFECT PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL FIERY ORANGISH BASE HUE WITH A STRONG RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH MYSTIC TOPAZ ARE PRIZED FOR. THE STRONGEST OF COLORS ARE ORANGE, RED, PINK, PEACH, PURPLE, AND ORANGE JUST LIKE A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET. COMPLETELY FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 28X22 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 46.55 CARATS. MYSTIC SUNSET TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE MYSTIC TOPAZ FAMILY. IT GETS THE ADDED NAME OF "SUNSET" BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL ORANGE BASE COLOR. WHAT MAKES THIS GEMSTONE SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GEMSTONES 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 NATURAL FACETED RADIANT CUT MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE BEEN PERFECTLY FACETED INTO FULL RADIANT BRILLIANT CUTS WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND PREMIUM CUT GRADES. EACH GEM MEASURES A HUGE 16X12 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 36.79 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND EXPLOSIVE LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE COLORLESS BASE HUE WITH STRONG MYSTIC COLOR SHIFT MAKING THESE GEMSTONE EXPLODE WITH A DIFFERENT PASTEL COLOR FROM EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE PAIR OF GEMSTONES. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ ARE VERY RARE, AND RARELY FOUND IN SIZES THIS LARGE, ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH PERFECT FANCY AND INTRICATE CUTS SUCH AS THESE HAVE. FURTHER INCREASING THEIR EXTREME RARITY IS HOW HARD THIS SPECIES IS TO MATCH, ESPECIALLY IN LARGER SIZES. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS COLORLESS BASE COLOR AND VERY STRONG RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH REFLECTS OFF EACH DIFFERENT FACET. UNLIKE REGULAR MYSTIC TOPAZ WHICH ARE MOSTLY DARKER COLORS AND GREEN BASE COLOR THIS IS ALL BRIGHT VIVID COLORS SUCH AS PINK, BABY BLUE, YELLOW, AND VIVID PASTEL GREENS. MERCURY TOPAZ GETS ITS NAME FROM THE PLANET MERCURY, AS MOST EXOTIC COLOR SHIFT TOPAZ ARE NAMED AFTER PLANETS. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ IS A STABLE AND DURABLE STONE WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS WELL AS FOR JEWELRY PIECES WHICH WILL BE WORN DAILY....more

LOT OF 5 PERFECTLY MATCHED NATURAL BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDS MINED FROM THE ARGYLE MINE IN AUSTRALIA WITH AMAZING INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUTS WITH IDEAL CUT GRADES. EACH DIAMOND MEASURES 3X3 MM AND THE LOT OF 5 HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.70 CARATS. GORGEOUS FANCY VIVID PINK COLOR GRADE AND COMPLETELY EYE CLEAN VVS-1 TO VS-2 CLARITY. THESE DIAMONDS HAVE VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH EXCEPTIONAL CRYSTAL CLEAR HUE AND NO FLUORESCENCE. THESE DIAMONDS HAVE BEEN CLARITY ENHANCED USING A SAFE, PERMANENT, AND STABLE METHOD. THIS TREATMENT MAY OR MAY NOT ALTER THE RESULT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF TESTS USED TO GRADE OR IDENTIFY DIAMONDS SUCH AS CHEMICAL PURITY TESTING AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY. FOR THIS REASON ALL SALES ARE FINAL ON ENHANCED DIAMONDS, IF TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON ANY DIAMOND WE SELL IT WILL CLEARLY BE LISTED AS AN ENHANCED OR TREATED DIAMOND IN THE AUCTIONS DESCRIPTION....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED AQUAMARINE MINED FROM MT. ANTERO COLORADO WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED IN THE USA INTO A VERY UNIQUE AND FANCY OVAL FACETED CUT WITH A PERFECT PREMIUM CUT GRADE. AMAZING SATURATED BLUE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER THAT EXPLODES FROM THE GEMSTONE UNDER ANY LIGHT SOURCE. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.28 CARATS. THIS AMERICAN MINED AQUAMRINE IS THE VERY BEST QUALITY AND THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR BOTH INVESTMENT USE AND JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. AQUAMARINE MINED FROM COLORADO IS EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS. ONE OF THE LARGEST REASONS IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY EXTREMELY RARE, BUT THE ROUGH IS DUG UP BY INDIVIDUAL PROSPECTORS USING PRIMITIVE TOOLS BECAUSE THEIR IS NOT ENOUGH ROUGH FOR A COMMERCIAL MINE TO BE PROFITABLE. THE COST OF AMERICAN LABOR IS ALSO EXTREMELY HIGH COMPARED TO COUNTRIES SUCH AS BRAZIL OR INDIA, AND MANY KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTORS PREFER STONES FROM CERTAIN LOCATIONS TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLECTIONS. AQUAMARINE MINED FROM COLORADO IS OFTEN FOUND IN VERY SMALL CRYSTALS WITH NO MATRIX ATTACHED, AND ARE KNOWN TO CONTAIN AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF GAS INCLUSIONS (LOOK LIKE FOG OR CLOUDS WITHIN THE STONE). FOR THIS REASON GEMS OVER ONE THIRD OF A CARAT OR GEMSTONES WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE. ANOTHER CHARACTERISTIC OF AQUAMARINE FROM THIS REGION IS IT LACKS GREEN OVERTONES WHICH IS HIGHLY PREFERRED BY AMERICAN JEWELERS AND GEMOLOGISTS AND DEMANDS A PREMIUM....more

RED PALLASITE IS EXTREMELY RARE AND PRIZED AMONG METEORIC GEMSTONE COLLECTORS AS ONE OF THE RAREST SUB-SPECIES IN AN ALREADY EXTREMELY RARE CATEGORY OF GEMSTONES. MOST GEMSTONES SPECIES ARE SOLD IN QUANTITIES OF THOUSANDS OR MILLIONS OF CARATS A YEAR, RED PALLASITE IS SO RARE ONLY DOZENS OF CARATS ARE SOLD PER YEAR! THIS SPECIMEN IS COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED. IT HAS A FANCY SQUARE PRINCESS CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. INTENSE FIERY PINKISH RED COLOR WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY THAT IS RARELY FOUND IN RED PALLASITE. VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.43 CARATS. PALLASITE 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 PALLASITE 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 PALLASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES AND TYPES OF PALLASITE GEMSTONES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN EASILY WHEN YOU VIEW SLABS OF THE RARE TYPE OF METEORITES. THEY APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE STAINED GLASS WITH MULTIPLE COLORED CRYSTALS FORMING BEAUTIFUL QUILT LIKE PATTERNS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO A FANCY CUSTOM WIDE PEAR CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.56 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR AND EXCELLENT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. PALLASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS IN ITS RAW FORM AND HAS MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES THROUGHOUT ITS STRUCTURE. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALLASITE 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 PALLASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES AND TYPES OF PALLASITE GEMSTONES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN EASILY WHEN YOU VIEW SLABS OF THE RARE TYPE OF METEORITES. THEY APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE STAINED GLASS WITH MULTIPLE COLORED CRYSTALS FORMING BEAUTIFUL QUILT LIKE PATTERNS....more

LARGE 100 CARAT TOTAL WEIGHT WHOLESALE MYSTIC TOPAZ PARCEL PUT TOGETHER SPECIFICALLY FOR INVESTORS, RESELLERS, AND JEWELERS. THIS VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE HAS AN IMPORTERS VALUE (WHICH IS EVEN LESS THAN WHOLESALE) OF $15 A CARAT. THAT MEANS WHOLESALERS WOULD NORMALLY PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS PARCEL. EACH GEMSTONE RANGES IN SIZE FROM 1/2 - 10 CARATS EACH. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES ARE OF THE ABSOLUTE BEST AAA QUALITY WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY, VERY STRONG RAINBOW SHIFT COLOR, STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER, AS WELL AS PREMIUM CUT GRADES. THIS PARCEL WILL BE TAKEN AT RANDOM FROM A LARGER PARCEL, THE PICTURES BELOW ARE OF GEMSTONES RANDOMLY TAKEN FROM THE EXACT SAME PARCEL AND ARE AN EXACT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE. THESE ARE THE SAME BEAUTIFUL MYSTIC TOPAZ WE SELL SEPARATELY FOR $30-100 EACH IN OUR AUCTIONS!...more

100 CARAT PARCEL OF NATURAL FACETED LOOSE GEMSTONES MINED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE GEMSTONES IN THIS PARCEL ARE OF GEM QUALITY AND RANGE FROM COMMERCIAL TO AAA QUALITY. THIS PARCEL IS A MIXTURE OF GEMSTONES WHICH WE OBTAIN FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING CUTTING CENTER CLOSE OUTS, JEWELRY WHICH IS BEING SCRAPPED FOR ITS GOLD CONTENT, AND THE PURCHASE OR CONSIGNMENT OF PERSONAL GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS. IF WE NOTICE A GEMSTONE IS CRACKED, CHIPPED, OR OF POOR QUALITY WE DO NOT ADD THEM TO THE PARCEL, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A FEW TO GET THROUGH JUST BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF STONES ARE IN THIS PARCEL. THE STONES AVERAGE ABOUT 1 CARAT EACH BUT YOU WILL SEE A GREAT ASSORTMENT OF SIZES. THERE COULD LITERALLY BE ANY GEMSTONE SPECIES IN THIS PARCELS, WAY TOO MANY TO LIST INDIVIDUALLY. EVERY SINGLE GEMSTONE IN THIS PARCEL IS A NATURAL EARTH MINED GEM. THIS IS A LOT WE STARTED PUTTING TOGETHER FOR OUR WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS AND EBAY RESELLERS AND IT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS WITH NEARLY ALL OF THEM COMING BACK AND WANTING MORE! THESE ARE GEMSTONES THAT HAVE RETAIL VALUES OF $10-$1,500 EACH, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE MAKING THIS PARCEL ONE OF THE GREATEST INVESTMENTS YOU WILL EVER MAKE. THE PICTURES BLOW SHOW A COUPLE RANDOM SCOOPS OUT OF THE HUGE 7-8,000 CARAT PARCEL YOUR LOT WILL BE RANDOMLY SCOOPED FROM. THIS IS THE PERFECT SIZE LOT FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS JUST BEGINNING RESELLING OR INVESTING IN GEMSTONES. WE TYPICALLY SEE 15-20 TIMES RETURNS ON THE GEMSTONES IN THESE LOTS WHEN SOLD SEPARATELY! MAKING THEM ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY WITH AN IMMEDIATE TURN TIME....more

NATURAL OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM THE CRAB TREE MINE IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA WITH INVESTMENT QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUSHION CUT WITH AN EXCELLENT CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.39 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED BLOOD RED COLOR AND VERY GOOD VVS CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR RUBIES FROM THIS LOCATION. FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW MINES IN AMERICA WHICH PRODUCE JEWELRY QUALITY GEMSTONES. MOSTLY KNOWN FOR EMERALDS, STAR SAPPHIRES, AND RUBIES, BUT OTHER GEMSTONE SPECIES HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND. THIS GEMSTONE IS NATIVE TO FRANKLIN AND IS FROM A GEMSTONE MINE WHICH DOES NOT ADD GEMSTONES TO THEIR SOIL FOR THE PUBLIC TO FIND. MINED AND FACETED BY THE MINE OPERATORS PROFESSIONALLY. BE WEARY OF GEMSTONES MINED FROM FRANKLIN FOUND BY PRIVATE PROSPECTORS, SINCE A FEW OF THE MINES ADD GEMSTONES TO THE MINING AREAS TO INCREASE PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS GEMSTONE WAS VERIFIED AS A NATIVE GEMSTONE AND IS OF INVESTMENT QUALITY. RUBIES FROM FRANKLIN'S MINES RARELY EXCEED SIZES OF 1/4 CARAT AFTER FACETED AND ARE RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN (OPAQUE) CLARITIES WITH COLOR AS SATURATED AS THIS. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES TO SEE THIS COULD BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A REAL FRANKLIN RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PEAR CUT MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. BOTH WERE FACETED TO PRECISION PROPORTIONS TO INSURE A PERFECT MATCH AND HAVE A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. EACH MEASURES 7X5 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.08 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING VIVID FIERY ORANGE BASE COLOR WITH VERY STRONG MYSTIC RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH MAKES A DIFFERENT COLOR EXPLODE OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME! VERY STRONG COLOR SHIFTING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED TOURMALINE MINED FROM MALAWI WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED BY EXPERTS IN NEW YORK INTO A FACETED PEAR CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND GORGEOUS VIVID SUNSHINE YELLOW COLOR AND A VIBRANT HUE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 12X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.48 CARATS. 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

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT FIERY ANT HILL GARNET MINED FROM ARIZONA BY NATIVE AMERICANS WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.43 CARATS WHICH IS VERY LARGE FOR THIS EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF GEMSTONE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL FIERY RED COLOR WITH VERY VERY SLIGHT PINK AND ORANGE UNDERTONES. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. ANT HILL GARNETS ARE A RARE FORM OF GARNET WHICH ARE ALWAYS COLLECTED BY PRIVATE PROSPECTORS AND ROCK HOUNDS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY COMMERCIAL GATHERING PROCESSES FOR THIS ELUSIVE GEMSTONE IN PLACE. ANT HILL GARNETS GET THEIR NAME BECAUSE THEY ARE FOUND ATOP ANT HILL MOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE DESSERTS IN ARIZONA. ANTS ACTUALLY CARRY THE ROUGH CRYSTALS TO THE TOP OF EARTHS SURFACE SO THEY CAN BUILD THEIR UNOBSTRUCTED COLONIES UNDERGROUND. SINCE THE CRYSTALS ARE ACTUALLY CARRIED TO THE SURFACE BY INSECTS THEY ARE RARELY FOUND IN SIZES OVER 0.25 CARATS (AFTER FACETING). ANT HILL GARNETS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING CLARITY, BRILLIANCE, AND STUNNING COLOR. RANGING IN PINK, ORANGE, AND RED HUES, WHICH MAKES THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO MATCH....more

NATURAL FACETED EMERALD CUT FIERY ANT HILL GARNET MINED FROM ARIZONA BY NATIVE AMERICANS WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN EMERALD OCTAGON SHAPED STEP CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.53 CARATS WHICH IS VERY LARGE FOR THIS EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF GEMSTONE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL FIERY RED COLOR WITH VERY VERY SLIGHT PINK AND ORANGE UNDERTONES. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. ANT HILL GARNETS ARE A RARE FORM OF GARNET WHICH ARE ALWAYS COLLECTED BY PRIVATE PROSPECTORS AND ROCK HOUNDS BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ANY COMMERCIAL GATHERING PROCESSES FOR THIS ELUSIVE GEMSTONE IN PLACE. ANT HILL GARNETS GET THEIR NAME BECAUSE THEY ARE FOUND ATOP ANT HILL MOUNDS THROUGHOUT THE DESSERTS IN ARIZONA. ANTS ACTUALLY CARRY THE ROUGH CRYSTALS TO THE TOP OF EARTHS SURFACE SO THEY CAN BUILD THEIR UNOBSTRUCTED COLONIES UNDERGROUND. SINCE THE CRYSTALS ARE ACTUALLY CARRIED TO THE SURFACE BY INSECTS THEY ARE RARELY FOUND IN SIZES OVER 0.25 CARATS (AFTER FACETING). ANT HILL GARNETS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING CLARITY, BRILLIANCE, AND STUNNING COLOR. RANGING IN PINK, ORANGE, AND RED HUES, WHICH MAKES THEM VERY DIFFICULT TO MATCH....more

BEAUTIFUL OVAL FACETED CUT PRECIOUS BLUE SAPPHIRE WITH AN EXCELLENT CUT GRADE. COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR BLUE SAPPHIRES AND GREATLY INCREASES THEIR VALUE WHEN FOUND IN THIS SIZE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.04 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL VIVID YET SATURATED CORNFLOWER BLUE COLOR AND EXCELLENT VVS CLARITY. 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....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.89 CARATS. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO OVAL SHAPED BRILLIANT CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SUPER VIVID ELECTRIC ICE BLUE COLOR. VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. FINDING MATCHED PAIR OF PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE MAKING THIS PAIR A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLECTORS AND INVESTORS ALIKE. 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 TOURMALINE APART FROM REGULAR TOURMALINE IS THE PRESENCE OF COPPER IN ITS CHEMICAL 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