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

PLEASE ALLOW 4-5 ADDITIONAL BUSINESS DAYS FOR US TO CHARGE YOUR ORDER AND SHIP YOUR PARCEL. UNFORTUNATELY ONE OF THE OWNERS AND A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR STAFF HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT LEFT HIM IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HE IS NOW DOING MUCH BETTER BUT HAS SINCE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL. WE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY CAUGHT UP IN ABOUT A WEEK BUT UNTIL THEN WE ARE RUNNING A FEW DAYS BEHIND. WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOUR CARD UNTIL YOUR ORDER SHIPS IN FULL.. WE WILL STILL BE SHIPPING WELL WITHIN OUR USER AGREEMENT GUIDELINES BUT SINCE WE USUALLY SHIP EVERY ORDER WITHIN 24-36 HOURS WE WANTED TO LET OUR CUSTOMERS KNOW WE WERE RUNNING A COUPLE DAYS BEHIND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORT DURING THESE HARD TIMES. D&D WILSON AUCTIONEERS ARE A SMALL FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS SO WHEN A MEMBER BECOMES SO ILL IT GREATLY IMPACTS US ALL....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

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 12X8 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 9.49 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 FANCY OVAL CHECKERBOARD CUT PRECIOUS BLACK DIAMOND. BIG 7X5 MM SIZE WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.03 CARATS. GORGEOUS GLISTENING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH PERFECT JET BLACK COLOR. EYE CLEAN VS1 CLARITY AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE WITH A PERFECT AAA OVERALL QUALITY. MINED FROM THE AFRICAN CONGO, COMPLETELY CONFLICT FREE AND LEGALLY IMPORTED THROUGH THE KIMBERLY PROCESS. THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN CLARITY ENHANCED AS NEARLY EVERY BLACK DIAMOND ON THE MARKET IS. ALL SALES ARE FINAL ON ENHANCED DIAMONDS AS CERTAIN TESTS MAY BE ALTERED BY THE TREATMENTS....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 1.15 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 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 0.58 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 OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM THE CRAB TREE MINE IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA WITH INVESTMENT QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUT WITH AN EXCELLENT CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.58 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

NATURAL ROUND CUT DIAMOND MINED FROM THE ARGYLE MINE IN AUSTRALIA WITH AMAZING INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH AN IDEAL CUT GRADE. MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.32 CARATS MAKING THIS DIAMOND. GORGEOUS FANCY INTENSE VIVID HOT PINK COLOR AND COMPLETELY EYE CLEAN VVS-1 CLARITY. THIS DIAMOND HAS VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH EXCEPTIONAL CRYSTAL CLEAR HUE AND VERY VERY LITTLE TO NO FLUORESCENCE. THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN 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 PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A PEAR SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 9X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.83 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL VIVID SKY BLUE COLOR AND EXCELLENT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. 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 FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM MOGOK, BURMA WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY AND PRICELESS VALUE. RUBIES SUCH AS THIS ARE SO INCREDIBLY RARE THEY ARE CONSIDERED IRREPLACEABLE AND COMMAND TOP PRICES FROM COLLECTORS AROUND THE WORLD ASSEMBLING THE FINEST ROYAL COLLECTIONS. FACETED BY HAND INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUT WITH PRECISION PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER AS ONLY FOUND IN THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES. MEASURES 5X3 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.31 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS ALSO EXTREMELY RARE FOR RUBIES PERFECT PIGEON BLOOD RED SATURATED COLOR WITH A VIVID HUE AND FINEST COLOR RATING. THIS RUBY WAS MINED IN THE LATE 1930'S AND HELD IN SWITZERLAND BY A DIAMOND BUYING GROUP AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. IT WAS MINED AND EXPORTED WELL BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AND IS COMPLETELY LEGAL TO OWN AND SELL, AND IS ALSO CONFLICT FREE. 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 PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM THE MUZO MINE IN COLOMBIA. FACETED INTO A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED FACETED OVAL CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. AMAZING NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE SUCH AS EMERALD. BEAUTIFUL ULTRA VIVID SATURATED GREEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES COLOR AND A GLOWING HUE. ONLY THE WORLD FINEST COLOMBIAN EMERALDS HAVE THIS COLOR. COLOMBIA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN TO PRODUCE THE WORLDS FINEST EMERALDS. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH IS ALSO EXTREMELY RARE FOR EMERALDS. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.86 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE AS A CENTER STONE IN A RING OR PENDANT. 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

ULTRA RARE AND PRECIOUS NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY OVAL CUT RUBY MINED FROM THE CRAB TREE MINE IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA, USA WITH EXCELLENT INVESTMENT QUALITY. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.07 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED DARK BLOOD RED COLOR AND EXCELLENT CLARITY. RUBIES FROM THIS REGION ARE VERY RARELY FOUND IN BETTER QUALITIES SUCH AS THIS ONE, ESPECIALLY IN SIZES THIS BIG. 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

NATURAL PRINCESS CUT DIAMOND MINED FROM THE ARGYLE MINE IN AUSTRALIA WITH AMAZING INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A SQUARE SHAPED (PRINCESS) BRILLIANT CUT WITH AN IDEAL CUT GRADE. MEASURES 3X3 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.16 CARATS. GORGEOUS FANCY INTENSE VIVID YELLOW WITH SLIGHT GREEN UNDERTONES COLOR AND COMPLETELY EYE CLEAN VVS-1 CLARITY. THIS DIAMOND HAS VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH EXCEPTIONAL CRYSTAL CLEAR HUE AND VERY VERY LITTLE TO NO FLUORESCENCE. THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN 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 ROUND CUT DIAMOND MINED FROM THE ARGYLE MINE IN AUSTRALIA WITH AMAZING INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH AN IDEAL CUT GRADE. MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.24 CARATS. GORGEOUS FANCY INTENSE VIVID PURE RED COLOR AND COMPLETELY EYE CLEAN VVS-2 CLARITY. THIS DIAMOND HAS VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH EXCEPTIONAL CRYSTAL CLEAR HUE AND VERY VERY LITTLE TO NO FLUORESCENCE. THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN 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 COMPLETELY UNTREATED PRECIOUS BLUE SAPPHIRE MINED FROM A PLACER DEPOSIT NEAR THE YOGO GULCH IN MONTANA. HAND FACETED IN THE USA TO PRECISION PROPORTIONS INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.93 CARATS WHICH IS HUGE FOR SAPPHIRES FROM THIS LOCATION. BEAUTIFUL EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED YET VIV ID CORNFLOWER BLUE WITH VERY SLIGHT VIOLET UNDERTONES COLOR. THIS SAPPHIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE YOGO GULCH AND WAS CARRIED WHEN THE GLACIERS DESCENDED AFTER THE ICE AGE DROPPING IT A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE YOGO GULCH. PLEASE RESEARCH SAPPHIRES FROM THIS LOCATION TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMMENSE VALUE AND BEAUTY. MANY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS CAN GO AN ENTIRE CAREER WITHOUT SEEING A SAPPHIRE FROM THIS REGION, LET ALONE ONE OF GEM SIZE. MOST OF THE GEMSTONES MINED FROM THIS LOCATION ARE AROUND 0.10 CARATS AFTER FACETING WITH HALF CARAT STONE BEING CONSIDERED OF INVESTMENT AND ULTRA RARE LARGE SIZE. GEMSTONES OVER 1 CARAT IN SIZE ARE APPROACHING THE PRICELESS REALM ON THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR PERFECTLY UNIFORM COLOR WHICH VERY RARELY IF EVER SHOWS COLOR ZONING OR CRYSTAL STRUCTURE MARKINGS. THEY ARE ALSO USUALLY FREE FROM THE DARK BLACK CARBON INCLUSIONS SAPPHIRES FROM MOST OTHER LOCATIONS TEND TO HAVE. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT MONTANA SAPPHIRES, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM YOGO GULCH ARE OF THE FINEST QUALITY IN THE WORLD AND THEIR PRICE OFTEN REFLECTS THIS STATEMENT. TO FIND ONE LISTED WITH NO RESERVE OR MINIMUM SELLING PRICE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE SO DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN ONE TODAY!...more

PRICELESS ENORMOUS MUSEUM SIZE AND QUALITY FANCY CUT MYSTIC TOPAZ WITH PERFECT AAA GRADE. EXPERTLY FACETED TO EXACT PROPORTIONS INTO AN OVAL SHAPED MILLENNIUM LASER CUT WITH A PREMIUM IDEAL CUT GRADE. BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WITH THE BEST COLOR SHIFT POSSIBLE. MEASURES AN ENORMOUS 39X27 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 112.65 CARATS. THIS MYSTIC TOPAZ IS OF SUPER RARE HUGE SIZE AND THE ABSOLUTE BEST QUALITY MAKING IT WORTHY OF ROYAL GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS AND EVEN MUSEUM DISPLAYS. PLEASE RESEARCH AND YOU WILL SEE MYSTIC TOPAZ OF THIS SIZE BARELY EXIST. THIS TOPAZ HAS EXQUISITE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND AMAZING SHIFTING COLOR WHICH MAKES EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW EXPLODE FROM WITHIN THE GEMSTONE ALL AT THE SAME TIME! 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

NATURAL PERFECT AAA QUALITY MYSTIC LOTUS BLOSSOM TOPAZ. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL SHAPED FULL DIAMOND BRILLIANT CUT WITH PRECISION PROPORTIONS AND A PERFECT PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A BIG 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.52 CARATS MAKING IT A PERFECT UNIVERSAL SIZE WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR NEARLY ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION FROM RINGS TO BROACHES. GORGEOUS VIVID PINK WITH VERY SLIGHT ORANGE UNDERTONES BASE COLOR (THE SAME COLOR AS PADPARADSCHA) WITH AMAZING SUPER STRONG MYSTIC COLOR SHIFT PROPERTIES WHICH MAKE THE GEMSTONE EXPLODE WITH IRIDESCENCE. MYSTIC LOTUS BLOSSOM TOPAZ IS NAMES AFTER THE LOTUS BLOSSOM IN WHICH PADPARADSCHA GETS ITS NAME FROM DUE TO ITS VIVID PINK COLOR WITH SLIGHT ORANGE UNDERTONES. ITS MYSTIC COLOR SHIFT IS MOSTLY FULL OF PASTEL PURPLES, GREENS, YELLOWS, PEACHES, AS WELL AS SMALL FLASHES OF NEARLY EVERY COLOR IN EXISTENCE! MYSTIC LOTUS BLOSSOM TOPAZ IS THE RAREST OF MYSTIC TOPAZ, VERY LITTLE REACHES THE OPEN MARKET AND BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS SO HUGE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE IT SELLS FOR TOP DOLLAR, OFTEN MANY TIMES ITS RETAIL VALUE. THIS FORM OF TOPAZ IS VERY DURABLE AND STABLE AND IS SUITABLE FOR DAILY WEAR IN VIRTUALLY ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. GOOD LUCK BIDDING ON THIS EXTREMELY UNIQUE ND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE. THE PICTURES DO NOT COME CLOSE TO GIVING THIS FIERY GEMSTONE THE CREDIT IT DESERVES....more

NATURAL PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM THE MUZO MINE IN COLOMBIA. FACETED INTO A PERFECTLY PROPORTIONED FACETED OVAL CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. AMAZING NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE SUCH AS EMERALD. BEAUTIFUL ULTRA VIVID SATURATED GREEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES COLOR AND A GLOWING HUE. ONLY THE WORLD FINEST COLOMBIAN EMERALDS HAVE THIS COLOR. COLOMBIA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN TO PRODUCE THE WORLDS FINEST EMERALDS. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH IS ALSO EXTREMELY RARE FOR EMERALDS. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.72 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE AS A CENTER STONE IN A RING OR PENDANT. 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 AND UNTREATED TOURMALINE MINED FROM MALAWI WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED BY EXPERTS IN NEW YORK INTO A FACETED OVAL SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND GORGEOUS VIVID YELLOW COLOR WITH A VIBRANT HUE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 14X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 6.69 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

COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL SHAPED BRILLIANT CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. MEASURES A BIG 12X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.78 CARATS. EXPLODES WITH BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. BEAUTIFUL VIVID PASTEL PINK COLOR. THIS TOURMALINE IS OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND IS SURE TO IMPRESS EVEN THE MOST DISCERNING GEMOLOGIST. PINK TOURMALINE OF THIS SIZE WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS IS EXTREMELY RARE....more

NATURAL MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED INTO AN OCTAGON SHAPED FULL BRILLIANT RADIANT CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A HUGE 16X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 19.99 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND EXPLOSIVE LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. COLORLESS BASE HUE WITH STRONG MYSTIC RAINBOW COLOR SHIFT MAKING THE GEMSTONE EXPLODE WITH A DIFFERENT PASTEL COLOR OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS SI A VERY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE GEMSTONE. MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ ARE VERY RARE, AND RARELY FOUND IN SIZES THIS LARGE, ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH PERFECT FANCY AND INTRICATE CUTS SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS. 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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY CUT COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL MILLENNIUM LASER CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL VIVID (APPEARS TO BE GLOWING ITS SO VIVID!) SEA-FOAM GREEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES COLOR. THIS COLOR IS ONLY FOUND IN THE FINEST COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND IS COMBINED WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS NEARLY UNHEARD OF IN PARAIBA TOURMALINE OF THIS SIZE! EXPLODES WITH VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL FANCY CUT. MEASURES 20X17 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 20.25 CARATS WHICH IS ENORMOUS FOR THIS ULTRA RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES. THIS GEM IS WORTHY OF MUSEUMS AND THE FINEST GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS ROYAL QUALITY JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. VERY SELDOMLY DOES NATURE PRODUCE A GEMSTONE OF ABSOLUTE PERFECTNESS, BUT THIS GEMSTONE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN IT DOES. 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

ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY COLORLESS ASPIANITE WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. ENORMOUS 20X15 MM SIZE WITH A WEIGHT OF 22.95 CARATS MAKING THIS IN THE TOP 5 LARGEST EYE CLEAN ASPIANITE EVER MINED! FACETED INTO AN EMERALD CUT WITH OCTAGON SHAPE AND STEP FACETS. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS IS TRULY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THE LARGEST GEMSTONES OF ONE OF THE RAREST GEMSTONE SPECIES IN THE WORLD! ASPIANITE IS THOUSANDS OF TIMES MORE RARE THAN DIAMONDS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE TO OWN ONE. PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND COMPLETELY COLORLESS HUE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER CAUSED BY THIS RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES HIGH REFRACTIVITY. ASPIANITE IS A VERY, VERY RARE COLORLESS GEMSTONE THAT ONLY COMES FROM 1 LOCATION IN THE WORLD. MINED FROM AVAGOZ, ASTANA WHICH IS A COUNTRY LOCATED NEAR RUSSIA. LESS THAN 5,000 CARATS OF FACETED MATERIAL ARE MINED A YEAR OF THIS GEMSTONE. THE GEMSTONE FORMS IN MARBLE DEPOSITS AND HAS A VERY RECOGNIZABLE DOUBLE TERMINATED CRYSTAL STRUCTURE THAT IS OCTAGON IN SHAPE. THIS GEMSTONE HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND IN A PIECE OVER 10 CARATS IN SIZE AND MOST CRYSTALS FOUND WEIGH LESS THAN 1/2 CARAT BEFORE FACETING. THE CRYSTALS FORM IN LONG THIN PIECES MAKING MARQUISE, AND BAGUETTE CUTS ARE THE MOST COMMON. THIS IS BY FAR ONE OF, IF NOT THE RAREST GEMSTONE SPECIES WE EVER GET THE OPPORTUNITY OF SELLING. THERE ARE ONLY 3 COMPANIES CONSIGNED TO SELL THIS GEMSTONE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE AND WE ARE THE ONLY AMERICAN BASED ONE. ...more