ALL OF THE GEMSTONES AND JEWELRY IN THIS AUCTION HAVE BEEN TESTED AND CONFIRMED NATURAL UNLESS OTHERWISE CLEARLY STATED IN THE AUCTION. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE BRAND NEW AND HAVE NEVER BEEN SET IN JEWELRY UNLESS IT IS LISTED AS A SALVAGED GEMSTONE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MANY GEMOLOGISTS, JEWELERS, AND LIQUIDATERS WHO ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN NATURAL GEMSTONES AND JEWELRY AT A FRACTION OF THEIR VALUE. ALL OF THE ITEMS WE WILL BE SELLING IN THIS AUCTION START AT 1 CENT AND HAVE NO RESERVES. THIS CREATES GREAT BUYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. WE WILL HONOR ALL SALES NO MATTER HOW LOW THE SELLING PRICES ARE. ITEMS WILL END 2 MINUTES APART TO MAKE IT EASIER TO PLACE BIDS BETWEEN ITEMS. PLEASE BE SURE TO USE THE PREBID FEATURE BY PLACING YOUR HIGHEST BID ANYTIME BEFORE THE AUCTION BEGINS TO END. PROXIBID WILL AUTOMATICALLY PLACE BIDS FOR YOU UNTIL YOU REACH YOUR MAXIMUM BID. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU BID $10.00 AND THE CURRENT BID IS $3.00, PROXYBID WILL PLACE A $3.50 BID FOR YOU AND SO ON UNTIL SOMEBODY OUTBIDS YOUR $10 MAXIMUM BID. MANY PEOPLE ARE BIDDING IN THE LAST 2-5 SECONDS OF THE AUCTION AND WINNING ITEMS IN THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE AUCTION, DONT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! ...more

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

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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED HEART CUT AQUAMARINE (MATCHED PAIR) MINED FROM THE SANTA MARIA MINE IN BRAZIL. AMAZING SATURATED BLUE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. EACH OF THESE GEMS MEASURE 6X6 MM WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 2.35 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 FACETED OVAL CUT COLOMBIAN MINED PRECIOUS EMERALD. VIVID YET SATURATED GREEN COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 9X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.69 CARATS. COLOMBIAN EMERALDS ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE AND RARE MEMBERS OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY. PRIZED FOR THEIR VIVID COLOR AND EXCELLENT CLARITY. THE TWO MOST FAMOUS EMERALD MINES IN COLOMBIA ARE THE CHIVOR AND MUZO MINES WHICH HAVE RECENTLY BECAME VERY UNSTABLE AFTER BEING OPENED FOR PUBLIC MINING. IT IS ESTIMATED OVER 80% OF COLOMBICOLOMBIA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST EMERALDS. THEIR AMAZING VIVID COLOR IS UNMISTAKABLE, AND WHEN YOU FIND A PERFECT SPECIMEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE OVERTONES YOU WILL INSTANTLY RELIZE WHY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY 5-10 TIMES MORE FOR EMERALDS FROM THIS REGION. THE ABSOLUTE FINEST COLOMBIAN EMERALDS ORIGINATE FROM THE CHIVOR AND MUZO MINES, BOTH ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING DEPLETED AND INSTABILITY IN BOTH OF THE MINES HAS CAUSED THE COST OF COLOMBIAN EMERALDS TO BREAK $1000 A CARATS (IN GEM QUALITY STONES). EMERALDS HAVE BEEN RISING IN PRICE AND VALUE SINCE THE MID 1980'S, HIGH QUALITY STONES HAVE PROVEN TO BE AN OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT WITH A 10-20% RETURN PER YEAR! GEMSTONES THAT COST $10 A CARAT IN 2001 WHEN WE FIRST BEGAN SELLING GEMSTONES ARE NOW SELLING FOR $300-500 A CARAT, AND THATS IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND THEM. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TO PURCHASE EMERALDS FOR ANY UPCOMING PROJECTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN, BECAUSE WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE HOW LONG WE WILL BE ABLE TO FIND COLOMBIAN EMERALDS IN SIZES OVER 1 CARAT WITH QUALITY LIKE THIS. EMERALDS ARE DURABLE ENOUGH FOR PRETTY MUCH ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. THEY ARE AN 8 ON THE HARDNESS SCALE SO THEY WILL NOT SCRATCH WITH NORMAL WEAR. EMERALDS ARE A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS THEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS INCLUDED. THE VALUE OF TYPE 3 GEMSTONES ARE NOT EFFECTED BY INTERNAL INCLUSIONS UNLESS THE INCLUSION EFFECTS THE DURABILITY OF THE STONE OR TAKES UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE STONE. EYE CLEAN EMERALDS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT WHEN SOLD LOOSE TO THE RETAIL MARKET....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF EMERALD CUT TOURMALINE MINED FROM THE LITTLE THREE MINED IN CALIFORNIA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GOLDEN YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 7X5 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.92 CARATS. THE LITTLE THREE MINE IN CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF AMERICAS BEST KNOWN PRODUCERS OF INVESTMENT QUALITY TOURMALINE. THIS MINE USES PRIMITIVE TECHNIQUES (MOSTLY PICK AND SHOVEL TYPE PROSPECTING), WHICH MAKES IT A LOW YEILDING MINE. THIS IN TURN MAKES THE GEMSTONES VERY EXPENSIVE DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF AMERICAN LABOR, AND SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THE MINE IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING. MOST MATERIAL FROM THE LITTLE THREE MINE IS 2-3 TIMES THE COST OF OTHER QUALITY TOURMALINE MINES AND COLLECTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY IT BECAUSE OF ITS UNSURPASSED QUALITY AND PERFECT CRYSTAL GROWTH FORMATIONS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED MARQUISE CUT SAPPHIRE MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. VIVID ORANGE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.50 CARATS. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES HAVE LONG BEEN A JEWELERS FAVORITE FOR USE IN ALL JEWELERY APPLICATIONS. ITS HARDNESS OF 9 ON MOHS SCALE AND EXTREMELY STRONG DURABILITY MAKE IT A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR EVERYDAY USE, AS WELL AS A GREAT STONE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. SAPPHIRES COME IN VIRTUALLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE, WHILE BLUE IS THE MOST POPULAR FANCY COLORS CAN OFTEN COMMAND SIGNIFICANTLY MORE AS THEY ARE MUCH LESS COMMON THEREFORE HAVE HIGHER DEMAND. SAPPHIRES OF EYE CLEAN CLARITY ARE EXTREMELY RARE. MOST SAPPHIRES USED IN JEWELRY TODAY HAVE A FOGGY TYPE CLARITY AND EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS WHEN IN SIZES OVER 1/4 CARAT. THIS IS THE REASON MOST MODERN PIECES OF JEWELRY USING SAPPHIRE HAVE MULTIPLE SMALLER STONES RATHER THAN 1 LARGE STONE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED MATCHED PAIR OF OVAL FACETED CUT PALASITE PERIDOT. PERFECT VIVID YELLOWISH GREEN COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH PALASITE PERIDOT IN THE PAIR MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.70 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED PRINCESS CUT TANZANITE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. VIVID PURPLE COLOR WITH SLIGHT BLUE OVERTONES AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH GEMSTONE MEASURES 7X7 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.88 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

NATURAL FACETED ROUND CUT RUBY MINED FROM BURMA. AMAZING PERFECT PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.78 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

WOMENS GOLD TONE RING. UNTESTED AND SOLD AS IS. WAS FOUND IN AN ESTATE, IN LIKE NEW CONDITION....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PEAR CUT AFRICAN AMETHYST. DARK SATURATED PURPLE COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.75 CARATS. AMETHYST IS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL FORM OF PURPLE QUARTZ WHICH HAS BEEN MINED AND CHERISHED BY MAN FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS. SPECIMENS WITH DARK SATURATED COLOR ARE MORE RARE THAN THEIR LIGHTER COUNTERPARTS AND SOUGHT AFTER BY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS ALIKE. THIS IS A GREAT GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS FAMILIAR WITH THE GEMSTONE. THE MOST PRIZED AMETHYST ARE THOSE MINED FROM AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND SIBERIA. WITH EXTREMELY RARE SPECIMENS SHOWING COLOR CHANGE AND STRONG PLEOCHROIC PROPERTIES. ...more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY DOUBLE SIDED CHECKERBOARD ROUND CUT TANZANITE (ZOISITE) MINED FROM TANZANIA, AFRICA. SATURATED SMOKEY COLOR WITH SLIGHT ORANGE AND RED UNDERTONES AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 10X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.55 CARATS. TANZANITE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AND MARKETED BY TIFFANY & CO. WHICH WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF THE WORLDS FINEST AND MOST RECOGNIZED NAMES IN JEWELRY. THIS TANZANITE WAS MINED IN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THE GEMSTONE. PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE CUTTING CENTER TIFFANY CONTRACTED IN 1967 TO FACET THEIR TANZANITE GEMSTONES. MINED FROM A TIFFANY OWNED CLAIM WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE DEPLETED D-BLOCK MINE. THIS STONE HAS NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED SO IT DOES NOT HAVE THE PURPLE AND BLUE HUES TANZANITE IS KNOWN FOR. THIS STONE WAS MINED DURING A TIME WHEN THE CUTTING CENTERS WERE STILL SELLING TANZANITE AS ZOISITE TO FOOL THE PUBLIC INTO THINKING THEY WERE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STONES WITH TANZANITE BEING WORTH 20-15 TIMES MORE PER CARAT. THIS WAS A GENIUS MARKETING PLAN SINCE A COMPANY WAS ABLE TO TAKE A GEMSTONE AND TREAT IT (WHICH LOWERS THE VALUE OF EVERY GEMSTONE IN THE WORLD!) AND SELL IT FOR MORE.AS SOON AS THE PUBLIC STARTED LEARNING TANZANITE WAS IN FACT HEAT TREATED ZOISITE THE MINES AND CUTTING CENTERS ENDED THE SALE OF ZOISITE COMPLETELY, OR RAISING THE PRICES TO THE SAME AS TANZANITES SO MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT BUY IT. ZOISITE IS THE SAME SPECIES OF GEMSTONE AS TANZANITE. WHEN TIFFANY AND CO FOUND AND PATENTED TANZANITE IN THE 1960'S THEY PATENTED THE PURPLISH BLUE HEAT TREATED ZOISITE. ALL TANZANITE IS BROWN, GREEN, OR YELLOW, WHEN MINED. WHILE ZOISITE'S BROWN COLOR MAY NOT BE AS APPEALING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MANY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS PREFER THE NATURAL ZOISITE TO THE HEAVILY TREATED TANZANITE, AND MANY RETAIL BUYERS LIKE KNOWING THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF TREATING THE STONE LATER ON OR LEAING IT NATURAL. THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE AND CAN BE DONE BY ANYBODY, YET WE RECOMMEND PAYING A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT SINCE IT TYPICALLY COSTS LESS THAN $5 A CARAT....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED OVAL CUT TANZANITE (ZOISITE) MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. BEAUTIFUL SMOKEY COLOR WITH ORANGE AND RED UNDERTONES AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.17 CARATS. TANZANITE WAS FIRST DISCOVERED AND MARKETED BY TIFFANY & CO. WHICH WAS AND STILL IS ONE OF THE WORLDS FINEST AND MOST RECOGNIZED NAMES IN JEWELRY. THIS TANZANITE WAS MINED IN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF THE GEMSTONE. PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE CUTTING CENTER TIFFANY CONTRACTED IN 1967 TO FACET THEIR TANZANITE GEMSTONES. MINED FROM A TIFFANY OWNED CLAIM WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE DEPLETED D-BLOCK MINE. THIS STONE HAS NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED SO IT DOES NOT HAVE THE PURPLE AND BLUE HUES TANZANITE IS KNOWN FOR. THIS STONE WAS MINED DURING A TIME WHEN THE CUTTING CENTERS WERE STILL SELLING TANZANITE AS ZOISITE TO FOOL THE PUBLIC INTO THINKING THEY WERE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STONES WITH TANZANITE BEING WORTH 20-15 TIMES MORE PER CARAT. THIS WAS A GENIUS MARKETING PLAN SINCE A COMPANY WAS ABLE TO TAKE A GEMSTONE AND TREAT IT (WHICH LOWERS THE VALUE OF EVERY GEMSTONE IN THE WORLD!) AND SELL IT FOR MORE.AS SOON AS THE PUBLIC STARTED LEARNING TANZANITE WAS IN FACT HEAT TREATED ZOISITE THE MINES AND CUTTING CENTERS ENDED THE SALE OF ZOISITE COMPLETELY, OR RAISING THE PRICES TO THE SAME AS TANZANITES SO MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT BUY IT. ZOISITE IS THE SAME SPECIES OF GEMSTONE AS TANZANITE. WHEN TIFFANY AND CO FOUND AND PATENTED TANZANITE IN THE 1960'S THEY PATENTED THE PURPLISH BLUE HEAT TREATED ZOISITE. ALL TANZANITE IS BROWN, GREEN, OR YELLOW, WHEN MINED. WHILE ZOISITE'S BROWN COLOR MAY NOT BE AS APPEALING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MANY GEMOLOGISTS AND JEWELERS PREFER THE NATURAL ZOISITE TO THE HEAVILY TREATED TANZANITE, AND MANY RETAIL BUYERS LIKE KNOWING THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF TREATING THE STONE LATER ON OR LEAING IT NATURAL. THE HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS IS RELATIVELY SIMPLE AND CAN BE DONE BY ANYBODY, YET WE RECOMMEND PAYING A PROFESSIONAL TO DO IT SINCE IT TYPICALLY COSTS LESS THAN $5 A CARAT....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FACETED ROUND CUT ANT HILL PERIDOT MINED FROM ARIZONA. VIVID YELLOWISH GREEN COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH OF THESE GEMSTONES MEASURE 3X3 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.43 CARATS. ANT HILL PERIDOT ARE AN EXTREMELY RARE FORM OF PERIDOT WHICH IS MINED BY INDEPENDANT PROSPECTORS IN ARIZONA. THE ROUGH CRYSTALS ARE FOUND ATOP ANT HILL MOUNDS AND ARE CARRIED TO THE EARTHS SURFACE BY ANTS BULDING LARGE COLONIES. SINCE THE CRYSTALS MUST BE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MOVED BY INSECTS GEMSTONES OVER 0.25 CARATS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. ARIZONA ANT HILL PERIDOT IS KNOWN FOR BEING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST DESIRABLE PERIDOT IN THE WORLD....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF OVAL FACETED CUT ANT HILL PERIDOT MINED FROM ARIZONA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GREENISH YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH OF THESE GEMSTONES MEASURE 6X4 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.75 CARATS. ANT HILL PERIDOT ARE AN EXTREMELY RARE FORM OF PERIDOT WHICH IS MINED BY INDEPENDANT PROSPECTORS IN ARIZONA. THE ROUGH CRYSTALS ARE FOUND ATOP ANT HILL MOUNDS AND ARE CARRIED TO THE EARTHS SURFACE BY ANTS BULDING LARGE COLONIES. SINCE THE CRYSTALS MUST BE SMALL ENOUGH TO BE MOVED BY INSECTS GEMSTONES OVER 0.25 CARATS ARE EXTREMELY RARE. ARIZONA ANT HILL PERIDOT IS KNOWN FOR BEING THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND MOST DESIRABLE PERIDOT IN THE WORLD....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST MINED FROM SIBERIA. STRONG BLUISH VIOLET TO REDDISH PURPLE COLOR CHANGE AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.78 CARATS. MOST PEOPLE ARE UNAWARE THAT THERE IS A VERY RARE FORM OF AMETHYST WHICH APPEARS TO CHANGE COLORS. THE REASON THIS VERY RARE FORM OF AMETHYST HAS A COLOR SHIFT IS BECAUSE OF ITS VERY STRONG PLEOCHROISM. PLEOCHROISM IS A PHENOMENON THAT MAKES THE LIGHT REFLECTING BACK OUT OF A GEMSTONE TO APPEAR DIFFERENT FROM ALTERNATE ANGLES. THE FINEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER SPECIMENS OF COLOR CHANGE AMETHYST DISPLAY HUES WITH RED OR PINK COLORS THAT SHIFT TO MORE OF A BLUE OR PURBLE COLOR SUCH AS THIS ONE. THIS BEAUTIFUL VARIETY OF AMETHYST IS MOST COMMONLY MINED FROM SIBERIA BUT ALSO CAN COME FROM BOLIVIA, TANZANIA, AND A FEW SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BRAZIL....more

VERY UNIQUE SILVER TONE CROSS PENDANT SET WITH COLORLESS GEMSTONES. PENDANT MEASURES 39X27 MM AND INCLUDES AN ADJUSTABLE CHAIN. ESTATE FIND. HAS NOT BEEN TESTED AND IS BEING SOLD AS IS....more

VERY UNIQUE ESTATE FIND RING WITH STAR-FISH THEME. UNTESTED METAL. BRASS TONE COLOR WITH BLACK COLORING ON TOP TO ADD TEXTURE AND DETAIL....more

BEAUTIFUL FIXED STACKER STYLE RING FOUND IN LARGE ESTATE. UNTESTED GOLD TONE METAL....more

NATURAL EMERALD CUT YELLOW SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. PERFECTLY DISTRIBUTED CANARY YELLOW COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 9X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.23 CARATS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL FACETED CUT RUBALITE TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. AMAZING REDDISH PINK COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. STRONG DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.94 CARATS. TOURMALINE IS A TYPE 3 GEMSTONE WHICH MEANS IT ALMOST ALWAYS HAS EYE VISIBLE INCLUSIONS. EYE CLEAN SPECIMENS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF LARGER SIZES SUCH AS THESE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE WHICH MAKES THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR BOTH INVESTMENT AND JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. RUBALITE TOURMALINE IS ONE OF TOURMALINE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND UNCOMMON SUBSPECIES. KNOWN FOR ITS RUBY-LIKE RED AND DARK PINK COLORS, IT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS "THE GEMSTONE EVERY RUBY WISHES IT COULD BE" BY THE INDUSTRIES GEMOLOGISTS FOR YEARS. FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS RUBALITE TOURMALINE WAS BELIEVED TO BE THE SAME GEMSTONE AS RUBIES, AND WAS PRIZED BY ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD SUCH AS THE EGYPTIANS, MAYANS, THE ROMANS, AND MANY MORE. RUBALITE HAS BEEN FOUND IN SEVERAL REGIONS, WITH THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER AND HIGHEST QUALITY GEMSTONES ORIGINATING FROM BRAZIL, NAMIBIA, CALIFORNIA, RUSSIA, AND ITALY. MOST JEWELERS PREFER RUBALITE TOURMALINE TO HAVE A SATURATED RED COLOR SUCH AS THIS ONE, MOST LOWER QUALITY RUBALITE IS MUCH LIGHTER AND IS HARD TO DISTINGUISH FROM REGULAR PINK TOURMALINE WITH THE NAKED EYE. RATING A 7.5 IN HARDNESS ON THE MOHS SCALE, THIS GEMSTONE WILL BE GREAT IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AND IS EVEN DURABLE ENOUGH TO WEAR IN RINGS. TOURMALINE IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT GEMSTONE TO MATCH BECAUSE OF ITS LARGE ARRAY OF COLORS, CLARITIES, AND HUGHES. MATCHED SETS OF GEMSTONES TYPICALLY SELL FOR 3-5 TIMES THE PRICE OF A SINGLE GEMSTONE WITH EQUAL CARAT WEIGHT AND QUALITY....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PRINCESS CUT SAPPHIRE MINED FROM CEYLON. AMAZING SATURATED GREENISH YELLOW COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.70 CARATS. FANCY COLORED SAPPHIRES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXREMELY RARE AND PRIZED BY COLLECTORS. SAPPHIRES ARE A MEMBER OF THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY MAKING THEM VERY VALUABLE. RATING A 9 ON MOHS SCALE OF HARDNESS, THEY ARE ONLY SECOND TO DIAMONDS IN HARDNESS AND ALSO HAVE EXCELLENT DURABILITY MAKING THEM THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR DAILY USE IN ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. SAPPHIRES ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR AMAZING FIRE AND BRILLIANCE CAUSED BY THEIR HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX. SAPPHIRES ARE MINED AROUND THE WORLD AND SAPPHIRES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS ARE PRIZED FOR EACH OF THEIR DIFFERENT UNIQUE PROPERTIES. WITH THE AVERAGE COST OF AAA GEM QUALITY SAPPHIRES BREAKING $1000 A CARAT IN 2010, SAPPHIRES HAVE ALSO PROVEN TO BE A GREAT GEMSTONE FOR INVESTMENT USES....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED ROUND CUT PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM BRAZIL. COPPER BEARING GEMSTONE. BEAUTIFUL LIGHT MINT GREEN COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 9X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.03 CARATS. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE AND EXOTIC GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT IS USUALLY FOUND IN SIZES SMALLER THAN 1/4 CARAT AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS HEAVILY INCLUDED. WHAT SETS PARAIBA TORMALINE APART FROM REGULAR TOURMALINE IS THE PRESENCE OF COPPER IN ITS CHEMICHAL COMPOSITION. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS ONLY MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL WHICH IS WHAT THE STONE IS NAMED AFTER. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES TO FIND HOW RARE AND VALUABLE IT REALLY IS. THIS TOURMALINE MEETS AND SURPASSES ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY GIA TO BE SOLD AS A REAL PARAIBA INCLUDING BEING MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL, HAVIING COPPER IN ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, HAS A PRIMARILY VIVID BLUE COLOR, AND ALL OTHER VARIABLES WHICH MUST BE CONFIRMED IN ORDER TO BE LABELED A PARAIBA TOURMALINE. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS STONE AND COMPARING PRICES PLEASE BE AWARE OF LESS HONEST SELLERS ADVERTISING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. IN ORDER FOR A GEMOLOGIST TO LEGALLY CERTIFY OR APPRAISE A STONE AS PARAIBA TOURMALINE IT MUST ORIGINATE FROM THE PARAIBA MINE SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS....more

NATURAL OVAL FACETED CUT IOLITE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. EXCEPTIONAL PURPLISH BLUE COLOR AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.23 CARATS....more