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! 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 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

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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL CUT PALLASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF PALLASITE METEORITE. PERFECTLY FACETED BY SKILLED GEMSTONE CUTTERS INTO AN OVAL BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GREEN WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR WITH A NEON LIKE HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH PALLASITE PERIDOT ARE PRIZED FOR. MEASURES 8X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.04 CARATS WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE EXTREMELY LARGE (IN THE TOP 1%) OF PALLASITE PERIDOT MINED. PALLASITE PERIDOT IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF OLIVINE WHICH FORMS IN ROCKY IRON BASED METEORITES. THESE RARE METEORITES WHICH HAVE AN IRON BASE AND STONEY IMPURITIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THE REASON PERIDOT IS ABLE TO FORM IN THESE METEORITES IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SLOW COOLING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE CRYSTAL TO FORM AND THE METEORITES HIGH IRON CONTENT WHICH GIVES THE CRYSTALS A GREEN COLOR. 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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED ROUND CUT PALLASITE PERIDOT CUT FROM A RARE FORM OF PALLASITE METEORITE. PERFECTLY FACETED BY SKILLED GEMSTONE CUTTERS INTO A ROUND BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL VIVID GREEN WITH YELLOW UNDERTONES COLOR AND A NEON LIKE HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER WHICH PALLASITE PERIDOT ARE PRIZED FOR. MEASURES 5X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.69 CARATS WHICH IS CONSIDERED TO BE EXTREMELY LARGE (IN THE TOP 1%) OF PALLASITE PERIDOT MINED. PALLASITE PERIDOT IS AN EXTREMELY RARE SPECIES OF OLIVINE WHICH FORMS IN ROCKY IRON BASED METEORITES. THESE RARE METEORITES WHICH HAVE AN IRON BASE AND STONEY IMPURITIES ARE EXTREMELY RARE. THE REASON PERIDOT IS ABLE TO FORM IN THESE METEORITES IS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND SLOW COOLING PROCESS THAT ALLOWS THE CRYSTAL TO FORM AND THE METEORITES HIGH IRON CONTENT WHICH GIVES THE CRYSTALS A GREEN COLOR. 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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED ROUND CUT PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND FACETED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 9X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.54 CARATS WHICH IS BIG FOR THIS RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES. BEAUTIFUL VIVID CANARY YELLOW COLOR AND EXCELLENT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. PALLASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALLASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALLASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES AND TYPES OF PALLASITE GEMSTONES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN EASILY WHEN YOU VIEW SLABS OF THE RARE TYPE OF METEORITES. THEY APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE STAINED GLASS WITH MULTIPLE COLORED CRYSTALS FORMING BEAUTIFUL QUILT LIKE PATTERNS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED EXTREMELY RARE BLUE SPINEL MINED FROM SRI-LANKA WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN EMERALD OCTAGON SHAPE STEP CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.19 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND GORGEOUS VIVID YET SATURATED SEA BLUE COLOR. VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE LUSTER. VERY BEAUTIFUL, RARE, VALUABLE, AND UNIQUE GEMSTONE. SPINEL IS A VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH HAS BEEN PRIZED FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THEY ARE A NATURAL GEMSTONE WITH VERY SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES. MANY INEXPERIENCED GEMSTONE COLLECTORS AND JEWELRY ENTHUSIASTS BELIEVE SPINEL IS A MAN MADE GEMSTONE BECAUSE IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LABORATORY GROWN SYNTHETICS AND HAS MANY COMMERCIAL USES IN ITEMS SUCH AS WATCH FACES, LASERS, AND CUTTING TOOLS (BECAUSE OF ITS HARDNESS). SPINEL NATURALLY OCCURS IN NEARLY EVERY COLOR IMAGINABLE WITH THE MOST PRIZED COLOR BEING RED, FOLLOWED BY BLUE AND PASTELS. SPINEL IN SIZES OVER 0.5 CARATS ARE VERY RARE AND OFTEN RESERVED FOR HIGH END AND CUSTOM MADE PIECES OF JEWELRY. THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES IS ALSO EXCELLENT FOR INVESTMENT AND RESALE BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH SELLING PRICE AND LARGE DEMAND FOR GEM QUALITY STONES....more

NATURAL OVAL CUT PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM THE CRAB TREE MINE IN FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA WITH EXCELLENT INVESTMENT QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL NATIVE CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. MEASURES A BIG 8X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.05 CARATS. BEAUTIFUL VIVID RED WITH VERY SLIGHT PINK UNDERTONES COLOR AND VERY GOOD TRANSLUCENT CLARITY WHICH IS EXTREMELY RARE FOR RUBIES FROM THIS LOCATION. FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW MINES IN AMERICA WHICH PRODUCE JEWELRY QUALITY GEMSTONES. MOSTLY KNOWN FOR EMERALDS, STAR SAPPHIRES, AND RUBIES, BUT OTHER GEMSTONE SPECIES HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND. THIS GEMSTONE IS NATIVE TO FRANKLIN AND IS FROM A GEMSTONE MINE WHICH DOES NOT ADD GEMSTONES TO THEIR SOIL FOR THE PUBLIC TO FIND. MINED AND FACETED BY THE MINE OPERATORS PROFESSIONALLY. BE WEARY OF GEMSTONES MINED FROM FRANKLIN FOUND BY PRIVATE PROSPECTORS, SINCE A FEW OF THE MINES ADD GEMSTONES TO THE MINING AREAS TO INCREASE PUBLIC INTEREST. THIS GEMSTONE WAS VERIFIED AS A NATIVE GEMSTONE AND IS OF INVESTMENT QUALITY. RUBIES FROM FRANKLIN'S MINES RARELY EXCEED SIZES OF 1/4 CARAT AFTER FACETED AND ARE RARELY FOUND IN EYE CLEAN (OPAQUE) CLARITIES WITH COLOR AS SATURATED AS THIS. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES TO SEE THIS COULD BE A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A REAL FRANKLIN RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PEAR CUT MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. BOTH WERE FACETED TO PRECISION PROPORTIONS TO INSURE A PERFECT MATCH AND HAVE A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. EACH MEASURES 7X5 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.21 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 FACETED RADIANT CUT MERCURY MYSTIC TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED INTO A FULL RADIANT BRILLIANT CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A HUGE 10X8 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 5.47 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND EXPLOSIVE LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE CANARY YELLOW BASE HUE WITH STRONG MYSTIC COLOR SHIFT MAKING THE GEMSTONE EXPLODE WITH A DIFFERENT VIVID COLOR OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS 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

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

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL CUT PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL FACETED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 20X15 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 14.01 CARATS WHICH IS ENORMOUS FOR THIS ULTRA RARE SPECIES OF GEMSTONE. BEAUTIFUL VIVID CANARY YELLOW COLOR AND EXCELLENT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. PALLASITE METEORITES ARE A RARE FORM OF METEORITE THAT RESEMBLE STAINED GLASS AND HAVE MANY CHUNKS OF COLORED GEMSTONES. VERY RARELY A GEMOLOGIST WILL FACET THESE GEMSTONES SUCH AS IN THIS INSTANCE. THESE GEMSTONES ARE VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE PALLASITE METEORITES ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN THEIR NATURAL SPECIMEN STATE AND FACETING THEM GREATLY REDUCES THE WEIGHT. THE OUTCOME IS A GORGEOUS BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE USUALLY WITH RETAIL PRICES BETWEEN $1000 AND $3000 PER CARAT. THE MOST COMMON COLOR IS GREEN, THEN COOL COLORS SUCH AS BLUE WITH THE RAREST COLORS BEING WARM COLORS LIKE RED AND ORANGE. PERIDOT IS THE MOST COMMONLY FOUND GEMSTONE IN PALLASITE METEORITES BUT SOMETIMES OTHER GEMSTONES WITH OTHER COLORS ARE FOUND. THESE ARE A SEPARATE GEMSTONE SPECIES ENTIRELY. THERE ARE MANY SPECIES AND TYPES OF PALLASITE GEMSTONES, WHICH CAN BE SEEN EASILY WHEN YOU VIEW SLABS OF THE RARE TYPE OF METEORITES. THEY APPEAR TO LOOK LIKE STAINED GLASS WITH MULTIPLE COLORED CRYSTALS FORMING BEAUTIFUL QUILT LIKE PATTERNS....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FANCY CUT COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. EXPERTLY FACETED INTO AN OVAL MILLENNIUM LASER CUT WITH PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND A PREMIUM FANCY CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL ELECTRIC BLUISH GREEN COLOR ONLY FOUND IN THE FINEST COPPER BEARING PARAIBA TOURMALINE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. EXPLODES WITH VERY STRONG DIAMOND LIKE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL FANCY CUT. MEASURES 17X12 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 11.71 CARATS WHICH IS ENORMOUS FOR THIS ULTRA RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES. THIS GEM IS WORTHY OF THE FINEST GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD AS WELL AS ROYAL QUALITY JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. VERY SELDOMLY DOES NATURAL 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF FANCY CUT PRECIOUS PINK SAPPHIRES MINED FROM CEYLON WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. FACETED BY SOME OF THE WORLDS BEST DIAMOND CUTTERS IN BELGIUM INTO PERFECTLY MATCHING FULL DIAMOND RADIANT BRILLIANT IDEAL CUTS WITH FANCY PREMIUM CUT GRADES. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE EXCEPTIONAL VIVID PINK COLOR WITH A SATURATED HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. EACH MEASURES 6X4 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.10 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF THE WORLDS FINEST QUALITY POSSIBLE PRECIOUS NATURAL EMERALDS MINED FROM THE MUZO MINE IN COLOMBIA. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO EMERALD OCTAGON SHAPED STEP CUTS WITH PREMIUM CUT GRADES. BOTH GEMSTONES HAVE PERFECT BEAUTIFUL SATURATED GREEN WITH SLIGHT BLUE UNDERTONES COLOR THAT CAN ONLY BE FOUND IN THE WORLDS FINEST EMERALDS MINED FROM THIS LOCATION. EACH GEMSTONE ALSO HAS A VERY VIVID HUE AND FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. EACH MEASURES 5X3 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 0.78 CARATS. EMERALDS ARE VERY RARELY FOUND IN MATCHED PAIRS BECAUSE OF THE VERY LARGE ARRAY OF COLORS, HUES, CLARITIES, AND SIZES OF EMERALDS MINED. MANY TIMES EMERALDS SOLD IN MATCHED PAIRS ARE FACETED FROM THE SAME PIECE OF ROUGH, SACRAFICING SIZE TO CREATE A MATCHED PAIR. MATCHED SETS OF EMERALDS ARE SOLD FOR 3-5 TIMES THE PRICE PER CARAT OF SINGLE STONES WHEN FOUND IN COMMERCIAL QUALITIES. HIGHER QUALITY AA AND AAA GRADE EMERALDS SOLD IN MATCHED PAIRS ARE USUALLY RETAIL FOR AT LEAST 10 TIMES MORE MONEY PER CARAT THAN A SINGLE GEM WOULD COST. THE RARITY AND BEAUTY OF THESE AMAZING MATCHED PRECIOUS EMERALDS MAKE THEM THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR GALLERY QUALITY JEWELRY, INVESTING, AND RESELLERS ALIKE. 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 AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED OVAL CABOCHON CUT RUTILATED QUARTZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH AMAZING AAA GEM QUALITY. CUT TO PERFECT PROPORTIONS AND HAS AN OVAL CABOCHON CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. PERFECTLY COLORLESS HUE WITH BEAUTIFUL GOLD AND SILVER METALLIC COLORED RUTILE NEEDLES. MEASURES A BIG 12X10 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 3.92 CARATS. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE AND COLLECTOR OR JEWELER WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION! RUTILATED QUARTZ IS A VERY RARE AND UNIQUE SPECIES OF QUARTZ CRYSTAL WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS NEEDLE LIKE INCLUSIONS WHICH GROW THROUGH THE COLORLESS QUARTZ CRYSTAL. RUTILATED QUARTZ CAN HAVE THICK BLACK NEEDLE LIKE INCLUSIONS MADE OF TOURMALINE OR BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN, RED, OR EVEN GREEN COLORED THIN HAIR LIKE NEEDLE INCLUSIONS THAT ARE ACTUAL RUTILE CRYSTALS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD AND IS PRIZED AMONG CRYSTAL HEALERS FOR ITS POWERS TO IMPROVE MEMORY AND REDUCE FEARS, AS WELL AS MAKE DECISIONS EASIER. RUTILATED QUARTZ CAN BE FOUND IN MINES AROUND THE WORLD BUT IS MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN BRAZIL....more

NATURAL AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED OVAL CABOCHON CUT AMETHYST MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH EXCELLENT QUALITY. CUT INTO AN OVAL CABOCHON CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. BEAUTIFUL SATURATED PURPLE COLOR AND EXCELLENT NEAR EYE CLEAN CLARITY. MEASURES 11X9 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 4.53 CARATS. THIS BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE IS OF OUTSTANDING QUALITY AND IS SURE TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF JEWELRY WHICH WILL DRAW COMPLIMENTS EVERY TIME ITS WORN. COOMPLETELY NATURAL AND UNTREATED AMETHYST SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND ARE THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THOSE WHO PREFER COMPLETELY NATURAL GEMSTONES AND BEING AS CLOSE TO NATURE AS POSSIBLE. 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 PRECIOUS RUBY MINED FROM BURMA WITH EXCEPTIONAL AAA QUALITY AND IMMENSE VALUE. EXPERTLY FACETED BY WORLD RENOWNED GEMSTONE CUTTERS INTO A NATIVE OVAL CUSHION CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. MEASURES 8X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.21 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE IN A RING OR PENDANT. GORGEOUS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT VIVID PIGEON BLOOD RED COLOR. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS RUBY IS IN THE TOP 1% QUALITY OF ALL RUBIES MINED MAKING IT OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE. 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

PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF PEAR CUT MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ WITH ABSOLUTELY PERFECT AAA QUALITY. BOTH WERE FACETED TO PRECISION PROPORTIONS TO INSURE A PERFECT MATCH AND HAVE A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. EACH MEASURES 7X5 MM AND HAVE A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.19 CARATS. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. AMAZING VIVID FIERY ORANGE BASE COLOR WITH VERY STRONG MYSTIC RAINBOW PLAY OF COLOR WHICH MAKES A DIFFERENT COLOR EXPLODE OFF EACH FACET ALL AT THE SAME TIME! VERY STRONG COLOR SHIFTING BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MYSTIC MARS TOPAZ IS A VERY UNIQUE AND VERY BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE THAT IS A MEMBER OF THE MYSTIC TOPAZ FAMILY. IT GETS THE ADDED NAME OF "MARS" BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL RED AND ORANGE BASE COLOR. WHAT MAKES THIS GEMSTONE SO DIFFERENT FROM OTHER GEMSTONES WITH RED AND ORANGE COLORS IS ITS SUPER STRONG MYSTIC EFFECT WHICH CAUSES THE GEMSTONE TO REFLECT NEARLY EVERY COLOR YOU CAN THINK OF OFF OF EVERY GEMSTONE FACET AT THE SAME TIME, GIVING THE GEMSTONE THE LOOK OF SHIFTING COLORS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES WHILE SCINTILLATION EXPLODES FROM WITHIN THE STONE FLASHING MANY OTHER COLORS. WHEN PEOPLE SEE THIS GEMSTONE SPECIES FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OTHER GEMSTONE LIKE IT. MYSTIC TOPAZ IS BECOMING MORE COMMON IN JEWELRY BUT EXOTIC COLORED MYSTIC TOPAZ SUCH AS THIS IS EXTREMELY RARE, DIFFICULT TO FIND, AND VERY EXPENSIVE....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED OVAL CUT CHRYSOBERYL MINED FROM THE URAL MOUNTAINS IN RUSSIA WITH PERFECT AAA ROYAL QUALITY. MEASURES 18X13 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 13.33 CARATS. EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY FACETED OVAL CUT WITH A GOOD CUT GRADE. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND SATURATED YET VIVID LEMON YELLOW COLOR. STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS CHRYSOBERYL IS OF HUGE ROYAL/MUSEUM SIZE AND QUALITY AND IS OF NEAR PRICELESS VALUE! IT IS WORTHY OF THE WORLDS FINEST GEMSTONE COLLECTIONS AND OF THE FINEST AND LARGEST JEWELRY APPLICATIONS. CHRYSOBERYL IS A VERY RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES WHICH IS MINED AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE MOST NOTABLE REGIONS BEING RUSSIA, INDIA, AND BRAZIL. A RARE FORM OF COLOR CHANGE CHRYSOBERYL KNOWN AS ALEXANDRITE IS PRIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD. REGULAR CHRYSOBERYL IS MOSTLY FOUND IN GREEN, YELLOW, AND BROWN COLORS BUT SOME RARE SPECIMENS HAVE OTHER HUES SUCH AS GREEN, RED, PURPLE, BLUE, AND MANY MORE. THIS RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE SPECIES HAS A HIGH REFRACTIVITY WHICH MAKES ITS LUSTER AND BRILLIANCE OUTSTANDING....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PEAR CUT TOURMALINE WITH AAA QUALITY MINED FROM BRAZIL. GORGEOUS COPPER COLOR AND PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. PERFECTLY CUT INTO A FACETED PEAR CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 9X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.85 CARATS. THESE COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND FROM A RECENTLY DISCOVERED VERY LIMITED SOURCE IN BRAZIL. MOST OF THE FACETABLE ROUGH MINED PRODUCES GEMSTONES BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF CARAT WITH SPECIMENS OVER 1 CARAT BEING CONSIDERED VERY RARE. SPECIMENS OVER 2 CARATS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED NEAR PRICELESS BECAUSE ONLY A HANDFUL HAVE BEEN MINED. THIS VEIN OF COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE WAS FOUND LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY DEPLETED BY FALL OF 2016. COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE FROM THIS REGION IS VERY RARELY TREATED SINCE THE RARE COLOR IS PRIZED AMONG COLLECTORS. SPECIMENS WITH RED OR ORANGE UNDERTONES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE SLIGHTLY MORE PRIZED THAN OTHERS. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR JEWELRY APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE WORN DAILY BECAUSE TOURMALINE IS VERY DURABLE AND STABLE. COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE WHICH IS SO RARE YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT ON HOME SHOPPING CHANNELS OR OTHER AMATEUR COLLECTOR RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, THIS MAKES IT A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE WHEN WORN IN JEWELRY BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS UNAWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL TOURMALINE SUB SPECIES....more

NATURAL AND UNTREATED FACETED PRINCESS CUT TOURMALINE WITH AAA QUALITY MINED FROM BRAZIL. GORGEOUS COPPER COLOR AND PERFECT FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY. PERFECTLY CUT INTO A FACETED SQUARE PRINCESS CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. VERY STRONG BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. MEASURES 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.05 CARATS. THESE COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND FROM A RECENTLY DISCOVERED VERY LIMITED SOURCE IN BRAZIL. MOST OF THE FACETABLE ROUGH MINED PRODUCES GEMSTONES BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF CARAT WITH SPECIMENS OVER 1 CARAT BEING CONSIDERED VERY RARE. SPECIMENS OVER 2 CARATS ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND CONSIDERED NEAR PRICELESS BECAUSE ONLY A HANDFUL HAVE BEEN MINED. THIS VEIN OF COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE WAS FOUND LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY DEPLETED BY FALL OF 2016. COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE FROM THIS REGION IS VERY RARELY TREATED SINCE THE RARE COLOR IS PRIZED AMONG COLLECTORS. SPECIMENS WITH RED OR ORANGE UNDERTONES SUCH AS THIS ONE ARE SLIGHTLY MORE PRIZED THAN OTHERS. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE PERFECT GEMSTONE FOR JEWELRY APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE WORN DAILY BECAUSE TOURMALINE IS VERY DURABLE AND STABLE. COPPER COLORED TOURMALINE IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL GEMSTONE WHICH IS SO RARE YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT ON HOME SHOPPING CHANNELS OR OTHER AMATEUR COLLECTOR RETAIL SALES OUTLETS, THIS MAKES IT A GREAT CONVERSATION PIECE WHEN WORN IN JEWELRY BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS UNAWARE OF THE BEAUTIFUL TOURMALINE SUB SPECIES....more

NATURAL FANCY CUT MYSTIC RAINBOW TOPAZ MINED FROM BRAZIL WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. CUSTOM FACETED INTO A CUSHION SHAPE BAGUETTE CUT WITH A STEP CUT TOP WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL. THE CUT WAS MADE TO EXACT PROPORTIONS AND HAS A PERFECT PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES A BIG 12X6 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 2.13 CARATS MAKING IT THE PERFECT SIZE FOR ANY JEWELRY APPLICATION. FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND BEAUTIFUL MYSTIC RAINBOW COLOR. THIS GEMSTONE EXPLODES A DIFFERENT COLOR OFF EACH FACET SURFACE ALL AT THE SAME TIME, AND EACH OF THE COLORS CHANGE WITH EACH LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE GEMSTONE GIVING IT THE STRONG PLAY OF COLOR AND COLOR SHIFT WHICH MYSTIC TOPAZ ARE PRIZED FOR. EXPLOSIVE BRILLIANCE AND LUSTER. THIS GEM IS OF THE ABSOLUTE FINEST QUALITY POSSIBLE AND IS SURE TO BE LOVED BY ANYBODY WHO SEES IT! 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 AND UNTREATED ROUND CUT PALLASITE GEMSTONE WITH PERFECT AAA QUALITY. PERFECTLY FACETED INTO A ROUND FACETED BRILLIANT CUT WITH A PREMIUM CUT GRADE. MEASURES 7X7 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.21 CARATS WHICH IS THE PERFECT SIZE FOR USE IN A RING OR PENDANT. BEAUTIFUL VIVID LEMON YELLOW COLOR AND EXCELLENT 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