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 DON'T 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 DON'T 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! DON'T 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 THAT'S 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF NATURAL FACETED HEART CUT PRECIOUS RUBIES MINED FROM THE MOGOK REGION IN BURMA. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND EXCELLENT NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH OF THESE INVESTMENT QORTHY RUBIES MEASURES 6X6 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.76 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

THIS IS TRULY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF ENORMOUS MYSTIC TOPAZ. THESE HUGE OVAL CUT GEMSTONES WERE EXPERTLY FACETED TO PRECISION TOLERANCES AND BOTH HAVE PREMIUM CUT GRADES. EACH MEASURES A COLOSSAL 30X22 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 122.55 CARATS. THESE ARE LIKELY THE LARGEST MYSTIC TOPAZ YOU WILL EVER SEE AND ARE WORTHY OF A MUSEUM DISPLAY! BOTH HAVE PERFECT MYSTIC RAINBOW COLOR WHICH CREATES THE APPEARANCE OF EACH FACET EXPLODING WITH A DIFFERENT COLOR ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THESE GEMSTONES ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE WITH BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. BOTH OF THESE AAA QUALITY MYSTIC TOPAZ HAVE COMPLETELY FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN AND 10 POWER LOUPE CLEAN CLARITY WHICH IS PHENOMENAL FOR NATURAL GEMSTONES OF THIS SIZE. 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

WHOLESALE LOT OF 12 MATCHING INVESTMENT WORTHY TANZANITE LOOSE GEMSTONES MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES IN THIS LOT HAVE FACETED OVAL CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. EACH MEASURES 7X5 MM AND THE LOT OF 12 HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 8.32 CARATS. FINDING A MATCHED PAIR OF TANZANITE CAN BE HARD BECAUSE THE GEMSTONE SPECIES VARIES SO DRASTICALLY IN COLOR, HUE, AND CLARITY. FINDING A LOT OF 12, ESPECIALLY OF A LARGER SIZE AND THIS EXCELLENT QUALITY IS NEARLY UNHEARD OF AND MAKES THESE AN EXCELLENT CHOICE FOR INVESTORS AND RESELLERS. ALL OF THE TANZANITE IN THIS LOT HAVE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND GORGEOUS BLUE WITH STRONG VIOLET OVERTONES COLOR. 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

HUGE 100 CARAT PRECIOUS RUBY WHOLESALE PARCEL. ALL OF THE RUBIES IN THIS LOT WERE MINED FROM THE MOGOK MINE LOCATED IN BURMA. ALL OF THE GEMSTONES ARE FACETED AND HAVE ASSORTED CUTS WHICH MAY INCLUDE OVAL, EMERALD, PEAR, ROUND, BAGUETTE, HEART, AND FANCY CUSTOM CUTS. THIS PARCEL WILL BE TAKEN AT RANDOM FROM A LARGER RUBY PARCEL WE WERE CONSIGNED TO SELL DIRECTLY FROM A SIGHT HOLDER. SIGHT HOLDERS ARE IMPORTERS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE MINE AS MIDDLE MEN TO HUGE QUANTITY BUYERS. THEY PURCHASE THE GEMSTONES DIRECTLY FROM THE MINE AND ARE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST PRICES BECAUSE THEY ARE BUYING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT A TIME. WE WERE ABLE TO CONVINCE THIS SIGHT HOLDER TO LIST A FEW OF THESE 100 CARAT PRECIOUS RUBY LOTS WITH NO RESERVE TO SEE HOW THEY DO. SINCE THESE ARE GEMSTONES WHICH WE TYPICALLY SELL FOR $20-$100 PER CARAT IN OUR AUCTIONS ALREADY SO THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR RESELLERS, JEWELERS, AND INVESTORS ALIKE. THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE OF GEMSTONES RANDOMLY PULLED FROM THE SAME PARCEL THIS 100 CARAT LOT WILL COME FROM. GOOD LUCK BIDDING ON THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME 100 CARAT TOTAL WEIGHT RUBY PARCEL!...more

LOT OF 5 NATURAL AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED AAA QUALITY AQUAMARINE MINED FROM MT. ANTERO COLORADO. AQUAMARINE FROM THIS REGION ARE PRIZED AROUND THE WORLD AND COMMAND UPWARDS OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS A CARAT WHOLESALE IN THIS QUALITY. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN 5 WITH ASSORTED FACETED CUTS, ALL WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. ALL OF THESE GEMSTONES HAVE FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY, BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER, AND AMAZING SATURATED SKY BLUE COLOR. EACH MEASURES 6X4 MM TO 7X5 MM AND THE LOT OF 5 HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 3.67 CARATS. THESE GEMSTONES WERE ALL PRIVATELY PROSPECTED USING PRIMITIVE METHODS BY AMERICAN GEM HUNTERS, THEN FACETED IN ARIZONA BY EXPERT AMERICAN GEMSTONE CUTTERS. 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

NATURAL EARTH MINED DIAMOND WHICH HAS BEEN ENHANCED USING A SAFE, STABLE, AND PERMANENT METHOD THAT NEARLY ALL FANCY COLORED DIAMONDS UNDERGO. MEASURES 4X4 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.45 CARATS. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH EXPLODES FROM THE DIAMOND WITH EACH MOVEMENT. HAS EXCELLENT EYE CLEAN VS2 CLARITY AND VIVID FANCY PINK COLOR....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED (INCLUDING HEAT TREATMENT) ROUND SHAPED CABOCHON CUT AMETHYST MINED FROM AFRICA. BEAUTIFUL DARK SATURATED PURPLE COLOR AND NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 8X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.26 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 FACETED OVAL CUT TANZANITE MINED FROM TANZANIA AFRICA. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.61 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL SATURATED PASTEL BLUISH PURPLE COLOR. BLINDING LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE. WHEN TANZANITE IS FIRST MINED IT HAS A BROWN HUE, WHICH IS THEN HEATED TO TURN THE STONES COLOR BLUE, PURPLE, OR SOMETIMES EVEN GREEN. WHEN IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED BY TIFFANY & CO IT WAS MOSTLY HEATED TO TURN THE STONE A VIVID PURPLE COLOR, AND WITHIN THE LAST 10-15 YEARS THEY STARTED EXTENDING THE HEATING PROCESS TO TURN THE STONES MORE OF A BLUE HUGH. TODAY MOST TANZANITE MINED LOOK LIKE A SAPPHIRE BECAUSE OF THEIR SATURATED BLUE COLOR. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND TANZANITE WITH GENTLER HEAT TREATMENT AND PASTEL PURPLE TONES. THERE IS STILL A HUGE DEMAND FOR THE PURPLE VARIETIES BUT VERY LITTLE IS BEING PRODUCED MAKING THEM VERY HARD TO FIND, AND OFTEN VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS MAY IN FACT BE ONE OF YOUR ONLY OPPORTUNITIES TO PURCHASE A PURPLE COLORED TANZANITE THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SET IN JEWELRY SINCE THE MINES ARE NOW COMPLETELY DEPLETED OF STONES OUTSIDE OF THE MELEE (1-3 MM) SIZE RANGE. THIS GEM IS THE PERFECT STONE FOR INVESTORS AND RESELLERS ALIKE, AND WILL LOOK OUTSTANDING IN BOTH YELLOW OR WHITE GOLD....more

500 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....more

BEAUTIFUL FACETED OVAL CUT PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF COLORLESS TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH AAA QUALITY. MEASURES 6X4 MM EACH WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.01 CARATS. CRYSTAL CLEAR COLORLESS HUE AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THESE COMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED GEMSTONES HAVE VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH EXPLODES FROM EACH GEM....more

NATURAL FACETED ROUND CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM THE MUZO MINE IN COLOMBIA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GREEN COLOR AND EXCELLENT SEMITRANSPARENT CLARITY. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.60 CARATS. EMERALDS ARE CURRENTLY ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT STONES TO FIND IN GEM QUALITIES MAKING THEM AN OUTSTANDING INVESTMENT. THEIR BEAUTY AND POPULARITY AMONG THE PUBLIC MAKE THEM A GREAT CHOICE FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION AS WELL. EMERALDS ARE 1 OF ONLY 3 MEMBERS IN THE PRECIOUS GEMSTONE FAMILY AND ARE ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE JEWELS IN THE WORLD. COLOMBIA IS REGARDED AS PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST QUALITY EMERALDS EVEN THOUGH IN MODERN TIMES STONES WITH EXCELLENT CLARITY AND THE PRIZED COLOMBIAN EMERALD COLOR ARE EXTREMELY RARE. EMERALDS OF THIS QUALITY ARE CURRENTLY SELLING FOR $800-2000 A CARAT ON THE COLORED GEMSTONE INDEX MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY WITH NO RESERVE....more

NATURAL FACETED PEAR CUT PRECIOUS EMERALD MINED FROM AFGHANISTAN. GORGEOUS SATURATED GREEN COLOR AND VERY SLIGHTLY INCLUDED CLARITY. MEASURES 8X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.60 CARATS. EMERALDS HAVE BEEN MINED AND PROSPECTED IN AFGHANISTAN FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND ARE SAID TO BE SOME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY EMERALDS IN THE WORLD. INSTABILITY IN THE MINING REGION HAS PREVENTED ANY LARGE SCALE MINING OPPERATIONS TO BE SUCCESFUL. AFGHAN EMERALDS ARE ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENT GEMSTONES ON THE MARKET, AND HAVE STEADILY CLIMBED 10-20% A YEAR IN PRICE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. THIS EMERALD (AND ALL THE OTHER GEMSTONES AND DIAMONDS WE SELL) HAS BEEN CONFIRMED CONFLICT FREE. MINED BY A BRITISH OWNED MINIRAL RECOVERY COMPANY AND FACETED IN BELGIUM. AFGHAN EMERALDS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR MINTY VIVID COLORS AND EXCELLENT CLARITIES DUE TO SOLID CRYSTAL STRUCTURES. WHILE GEMSTONES WITH FEATHERS AND FISSURES ARE UNCOMMON BLACK POCKY INCLUSIONS ARE FOUND IN MOST OF THE STONES WEIGHING OVER 1/4 CARAT. THIS EMERALD DOES NOT HAVE ANY OF THE BLACK POCKY CARBON INCLUSIONS WHICH GREATLY ADDS TO ITS VALUE, BEAUTY AND RARITY....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PRECIOUS RUBIES MINED FROM MOGOK BURMA WITH THE FINEST AAA QUALITY. EACH OF THESE PERFECTLY MATCHED RUBIES HAVE THE ABSOLUTE BEST PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EACH PRECIOUS RUBY MEASURES 5X3 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.75 CARATS. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THESE RUBIES ARE OF THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY AND ARE SURE TO IMPRESS ANYBODY WHO SEES THEM! 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

VERY RARE AND VALUABLE FULLY FACETED BAGUETTE CUT FANCY COLORED DIAMOND MINED FROM THE ARGYLE MINE IN AUSTRALIA. BEAUTIFUL VIVID NEON LIKE GREENISH BLUE COLOR AND VS-1 EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 5X3 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.62 CARATS. BLINDING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS DIAMOND HAS BEEN CLARITY ENHANCED USING A SAFE, PERMANENT, AND STABLE METHOD. THIS TREATMENT MAY ALTER THE RESULT OF CERTAIN TYPES OF TESTS USED TO GRADE OR IDENTIFY GEMSTONES. FOR THIS REASON ALL SALES ARE FINAL ON ENHANCED DIAMONDS, ALL TREATMENTS DONE TO DIAMONDS ARE CLEARLY DISCLOSED IN EACH LISTING....more

BIG WHOLESALE PARCEL THAT ONLY CONSISTS OF PRECIOUS RUBIES, EMERALDS, 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 PRECIOUS SAPPHIRES MINED FROM CEYLON. THESE AMAZING GEMSTONES HAVE FANCY DIAMOND HEART SHAPED FACETED CUTS AND EXPLODE WITH BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THEY ARE BOTH COMPLETELY FLAWLESS WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND FANCY PASTEL PINK COLOR. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE A VERY VIVID HUE. EACH OF THESE RARE SAPPHIRES MEASURE 5X5 MM AND THE PAIR HAS A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1.39 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 AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED FULLY FACETED SQUARE PRINCESS CUT PALASITE GEMSTONE WHICH WAS CUT FROM AN EXTREMELY RARE FORM OF METEORITE. MEASURES 8X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.51 CARATS WHICH IS HUGE FOR THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES. GORGEOUS YELLOW COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THIS GEMSTONE IS OF BEAUTIFUL INVESTMENT QUALITY AND HAS A VIVID HUE. PALASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THESE UNIQUE GEMS ARE CALLED PALASITE GEMSTONES RATHER THAN PALASITE PERIDOT....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED (INCLUDING HEAT TREATMENT) PRECIOUS OVAL FACETED CUT RUBY MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. GORGEOUS BLOOD RED COLOR WITH A VIVID HUE AND EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.20 CARATS. UNTREATED RUBIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE EXCELLENT COLOR AND CLARITY SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS....more

SUPER RARE NATURAL EMERALD MINED FROM COLOMBIA WITH AAA QUALITY. MEASURES A LARGE 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.81 CARATS. STUNNING SATURATED GREEN COLOR WITH A SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONE AND EXQUISITE EYE CLEAN CLARITY. THIS EMERALD IS OF AMAZING INVESTMENT QUALITY AND IS SURE TO IMPRESS EVEN THE MOST DISCERNING GEMSTONE COLLECTOR. THIS IS THE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE PURPOSES AND IS WORTHY OF ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION....more

NATURAL FACETED OVAL CUT PRECIOUS SAPPHIRE MINED FROM MONTANA ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY FROM YOGO GULCH. THIS IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM A PLACER DEPOSIT AND HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE YOGO GULCH. DURING THE ICE AGE WHEN THE GLACIERS WERE RECEDING THEY DROPPED STONES THAT WERE PICKED UP FARTHER NORTH AS THEY MELTED. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.00 CARATS WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY LARGE FOR SAPPHIRES FROM THIS AREA. GORGEOUS CORNFLOWER BLUE COLOR WITH A VERY VERY SLIGHT PURPLE UNDERTONE AS IS FOUND ONLY IN THE FINEST MONTANA YOGO SAPPHIRES. BEAUTIFUL EYE CLEAN TRANSLUCENT CLARITY. 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

ULTRA RARE NATURAL AND UNTREATED BLUE SPINEL MINED FROM SRI-LANKA. AMAZING AAA INVESTMENT QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED ROUND CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE WHICH ADDS TO THE GEMSTONES ALREADY EXPLOSIVE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. BEAUTIFUL PASTEL BLUE COLOR WITH A VIVID BUT SATURATED HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 6X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.01 CARATS. EXTREMELY RARE SPINEL WITH THIS AMAZING BLUE COLOR WHICH WAS JUST RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN A SMALL VEIN IN SRI-LANKA. THE SRI-LANKAN REGION HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING FANCY COLORS OF SPINEL BUT IT IS THE ONLY LOCATION THAT PRODUCES THIS AMAZING BLUE COLOR OF SPINEL. NEARLY ALL OF THE BLUE SPINEL MINED FROM SRI-LANKA IS FOUND IN AMAZING GEM QUALITY MATERIAL BUT RARELY IN SIZES OVER 1/2 CARAT. BLUE SPINEL IN SIZES OVER 1 CARAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE EXTREMELY RARE AND OF COLLECTORS SIZE. SPINEL IS AN AMAZING GEMSTONE WHICH IS FOUND IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOW. ITS MOST COMMON AND WELL KNOWN COLOR IS A SATURATED RED, WHICH PEOPLE MISTOOK FOR RUBIES FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS BECAUSE OF THEIR SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO SAPPHIRES AND RUBIES. SPINEL IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH REFRACTIVITY AND STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. IT IS A VERY STRONG AND DURABLE GEMSTONE MAKING IT A GREAT CHOICE FOR HEIRLOOM PIECES, AS WELL AS PIECES OF JEWELRY YOU PLAN TO WEAR EVERYDAY WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT DAMAGING THE GEMSTONE. WHILE SRI-LANKA IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT THIS EXOTIC BLUE HUE OF SPINEL HAS BEEN FOUND, SPINEL OF OTHER COLORS INCLUDING DIFFERENT SHADES OF BLUE CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH THE MOST KNOWN MINES IN TANZANIA, INDIA, BURMA, BRAZIL, AND SRI-LANKA....more

NATURAL EXPERTLY FACETED OVAL CUT MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WHICH HAS THE BEST POSSIBLE AAA GRADE QUALITY RATING. THIS BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE HAS A PREMIUM CUT GRADE AND EXPLODES WITH RAINBOW COLORED BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES A BIG 16X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 7.72 CARATS WHICH MAKES THIS GEMSTONE LARGE ENOUGH TO COMMAND ATTENTION FROM ACROSS THE ROOM. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING SATURATED BLUE AND GREEN BASE TONES WITH VERY, VERY, STRONG PLAY OF COLOR. EVERY TIME THIS GEMSTONE IS MOVED EVEN SLIGHTLY OR A LIGHT SOURCE CHANGES IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THERE ARE STROBE LIGHTS IN THE GEMSTONE BLASTING RED, ORANGE, PINK, GREEN, PURPLE, BLUE, YELLOW AND EVEN A SMOKEY COLOR 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