Tourmaline 4.51ct., 7.06×14.02×5.88mm. Tourmaline 4.42ct., 7.15×14.13×5.73mm. “Bag of Diamonds” Modified. The design is Jeff Graham’s “Bag of Diamonds” with a modified pavilion. I liked Jeff’s idea, but wanted a deeper pavilion & more interest in the ends of the stone. I couldn’t improve on Jeff’s crown. I cut these on...
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Danburite 2.77ct., 9.2×9.2×6.0mm. \”Pseudo Round 9 Main Brilliant\” (Long & Steele) The “Pseudo Round” design uses a odd symmetry — it has 9 main facets touching at the culet; a more standard brilliant has 8 mains. I cut this stone on commission. Peter Torraca Western NY ptgems@gmail.com Fine Gemstones by Peter Torraca Peter Torraca One World...
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Spessartite Garnet 0.87ct., 4.99×7x3.37mm. Peter Torraca Western NY ptgems@gmail.com Fine Gemstones by Peter Torraca Peter Torraca One World Gemstone Portfolio ...
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Merelani Mint Garnet 1.16ct., 5.88×7.81×3.83mm. The design is a custom oval I developed for shallow rough — happily, it seems to work for this stone! Peter Torraca Western NY ptgems@gmail.com Fine Gemstones by Peter Torraca Peter Torraca One World Gemstone Portfolio ...
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This is an amazing stone — someplace between the dark teal of Indicolite and the blazing blue-green of Paraiba, this Afghani tourmaline is solid blue. My image here does not do the stone any justice.
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Oregon Sunstone 1ct., 5.93×5.92×4.64mm. Asscher 4 My Asscher design in a pretty little sunstone from Plush, Oregaon. Face-up the stone has a wonderful peachy or coppery look with a touch of dreamy quality some sunstone has.
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Blue Tourmaline (Afghanistan) 2.94ct., 10.03×10.03×5.75mm. Custom Trilliant
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Tanga Garnet 4.57ct., 6.8×14.03×4.5mm. This is a very surprising garnet I picked up in Tanzania last summer (2009). It has an incredible red roll and flash.
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Merelani Mint Garnet 1.59ct., 7.1×7.08×4.69mm. Electrum Trilliant Here’s a true mint garnet — not tsavorite, not pastel. This stone has some amazing pop and flash. The image here has more gray than the stone has in person. Untreated.
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Danburite 5.88ct., 10.23×10.26×8.51mm. This was an incredibly bright stone — very difficult to photograph. Danburite may be colorless with a relatively low RI, but it has the look of a much higher RI stone.
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Citrine (Brazil). 6.67ct, 13.72×13.73×8.74mm. Trilliant. This is one stunning stone. Old stock citrine from a dealer’s stash — likely imported to the US in the 80’s when this material was more easily available. It’s getting much harder to find, and more expensive when it is available!
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Citrine (Brazil) 1.33ct total weight, 5.4×5.4mm. Retro-Hex Matched Pair. Strikingly simple design based on the retro-reflector principle.
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Spessartite Garnet 2.28ct., 7.48×7.48×5.22mm. Gorgeous, fanta orange spess. Only a couple small inclusions to note, none of which are easily visible at arm’s length — very clean for spessartite. One hot stone.
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