Featured Gemstones

Welo Ethiopia Opal Rough

Welo Ethiopia Opal Rough

Welo Ethiopia Opal Rough Weight: 1.72 grams Measurements: 13.2 x 11.1 x 11.4 mm Availability: Available for Green Gem Foundation faceting donation only. Welo Ethiopia Opal Rough. Opal generously donated by Bill Damron.        ...

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Afghanistan Tourmaline

Afghanistan Tourmaline

Afghanistan Tourmaline   Weight: 1.64 ct Measurements: 7.5 x 6.5 x 4.2 mm Availability: Available for recut only.   Editors Note: A poorly cut commercial stone, but still, a quite beautiful Afghan tourmaline. This stone looks spectacular and bright at arms length but with chipping on the table facet, uneven step cuts and inferior polish it does not meet Green Gem Standards....

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Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya 2.4 ct

Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya 2.4 ct

Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya. Round cut. 2.4 ct. Dimensions WxD: 5.9–6.0×4.7–4.6 mm. Eye Clean. Price $120 + shipping.

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Amethyst Petals

Amethyst Petals

Amethyst Petals Madagascar Amethyst Prelude Design by Edith Strout Revisiting an Old Favorite        ...

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Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012

Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012

Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012   The production of highest quality Nigerian Phenakite specimens has slowed to a mere trickle this year and the high end material is increasing becoming harder to find. The best samples from the recent find are shown here on The Custom Gemstone Studio and are composed of four stones only representing the primary release of the New...

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Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012

Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012

Nigerian Phenakite Specimen – May 2012   The production of highest quality Nigerian Phenakite specimens has slowed to a scant trickle this year and the material is becoming increasingly rare. The best samples from the recent find are shown here on The Custom Gemstone Studio and are composed of four stones only representing the primary release of the New Phenakite May 2012. ...

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Phenakite Specimen May 2012 Find

Phenakite Specimen May 2012 Find

Nigerian Okuta-Didan Phenakite – May 2012   The production of Nigerian Phenakite has slowed to a trickle this last year. The highest quality of the recent find is shown here and is composed of four stones only and represents the primary release of the New Phenakite May 2012. This smaller specimen has the desired sharp stepped etching overall. Somewhat wedge shaped the...

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Green Sunstone

Green Sunstone

Green Sunstone Squartuguese by Marco Voltolini Faceting by Jordan Wilkins   Weight: 4.50 ct Price: Please inquire – priced to sell. Editors Note May 12 2012: Jordan stopped by my studio for a first crash course in gemstone photography. He’s off and running but hopefully there will be several more followups – at this point the best approach for Jordan is to practice...

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Amethyst

Amethyst

Amethyst Origin unknown Faceting by Jordan Wilkins Weight: 34.93 ct Measurements: 21.05 mm round Price: $454 This thing is truly impressive in person this is a piece of quartz that actually has some dispersion to it ...

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Tanzanian Color Change Garnet 6.70 ct

Tanzanian Color Change Garnet 6.70 ct

Tanzanian Color Change Garnet 6.70 ct Gems of Tanzania Modified Design by Jean-Noel Soni Faceted by Jean-Noel Soni Gem Type: Color Change Garnet Country: Tanzania Weight: 6.70 carat Faceter: Jean-Noel Soni Availability: Gem available – USA location. Description: Spectacular example of unique material. Color Change Garnet from Tanzania in unique cut. The third photo was shot...

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Tanzanian Hessonite Garnet 33.59 ct

Tanzanian Hessonite Garnet 33.59 ct

Hessonite Garnet This gem rough is for sale. 33.59 ct 20.2 x 18.1 x 8.5 mm         Kindly contact Dale Young direct through the contact the author link below.     Editor Note: Beautiful glowing amber-orange rose color with less than a hint of hessonite brown.  There is a divot towards outside center of rough that will result in a bit of weight...

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Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya 2.7 ct

Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya 2.7 ct

Rhodolite Garnet pair from Kenya. Square cut. 2.7 ct. Dimensions LxWxD: 6.1×5.5×4.2–4.4 mm. Eye Clean. Price $120 + shipping. ...

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Imperial Color Shift Garnet from the Umba River

Imperial Color Shift Garnet from the Umba River

Imperial Color Shift Garnet from the Umba River Modified Design Faceted by Jean-Noel Soni   Weight: 5.6 ct For more information about this Imperial Color Shift Garnet, please contact Jean-Noel Soni or Gems of Tanzania. EDITOR’S NOTE: The third photo was taken in natural sunlight on a lightly overcast day.            ...

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Amethyst Rough

Amethyst Rough

Amethyst Rough A very nicely colored Amethyst gem rough. Origin unknown. This rough is three of three. Weight: 5.10 ct Measurements: 9.8 x 8.2 x 5.9 mm Available for Faceting Donation. We send you the Green Gem Rough and you send it back faceted. Additional Photo is included here to show all three Amethysts available from Mr Gross. This rough has been kindly donated by Billy Joe Gross...

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Nigeria multicolour tourmaline (pink, peach, reddish, yellow)

Nigeria multicolour tourmaline (pink, peach, reddish, yellow)

multicolour tourmaline Hue shows traces of pink, peach, red, yellow & brown Terminated point open c-axis

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Nigerian Blue Tourmaline

Nigerian Blue Tourmaline

14grams (75cts) Sapphire blue with lighter axis

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Nigerian Fanta Colored Spessartite Parcel

Nigerian Fanta Colored Spessartite Parcel

  Nigerian Spessartite Parcel   Nigerian Garnet 12 pieces averaging 1.3 grams each. 15.65 grams total. Clean stones with super attractive light orange color, giving a fabulous look after cut. Contact me for pricing and moreinformation. enquiry@globalroughs.com    ...

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Welo Ethiopia Opal 5.42 grams

Welo Ethiopia Opal 5.42 grams

  Welo Ethiopia Opal 5.42 grams Gem Rough   Opal Five from a Parcel of Five. Please contact me for details. This Opal is Available   Mike Miller Kuwait nwphew@yahoo.com Ethiopian Gems on Facebook          ...

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