Posted by Bending Color on Mar 4, 2013 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale, Gemstones | Comments Off
Origin: Umba River, Tanzania
Weight: 12.96 ct
Artist: Jean-Noel Soni
Style: Boog’s Kite custom shield
Size: 17.65 mm x 14.47 mm
Clarity: eye clean
Color: Yellow to brown to orange to pink-red
Photo: Jeffrey Hunt
Boog’s Kite Color Change Garnet
Wow what a high flying eye popper! All sorts of fiery colors captured within a really bright and exceptionally large umba river...
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Posted by Bending Color on Feb 24, 2013 in Custom Faceted Gemstones | Comments Off
Origin: Umba River, Tanzania
Weight: 6.50 ct
Artist: Jim Rentfrow
Style: Pear
Clarity: slight inclusions
Color: Peach to teal green/tan to pink/red
Color Change Garnet
This gem faceted by Jim Rentfrow has a dramatic color change from a teal green through to tan and pink/red. Jim informs the natural inclusions are not seen from the table. The photographer, Jeffrey Hunt described this gem as...
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Posted by Jean-Noel Soni on Dec 21, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, Gem Rough | 0 comments
Jean-Noel Soni
Weight: 5.533 grams
Treatment: None
Origin: Umba Region Tanzania
Editor’s Note: This stone is now faceted and photos will be available soon. 5.533 grams equals 27.66 cts. -Jeffrey Hunt
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Posted by Custom Gemstone Studio on Dec 8, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale, Gem Rough | 0 comments
Weight: 2.33 gm
Treatment: None
Origin: Tanzania
A beautiful Umba Blue sapphire rough. This rough was whisked away for faceting before I could shoot the daylight version. Hopefully photos will be available showing the color change in the finished gem. -Jeffrey Hunt
Other Details Pending.
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Posted by Bending Color on Oct 11, 2012 in Featured Gemstones, For Sale, Gemstones | 0 comments
Color Change Garnet from Tanzania
Gems of Tanzania
Faceted by David Dawson
Gem Type: Tanzanian Garnet
Country: Tanzania
Weight: 4.3 carat
Faceter: David Dawson
Description: Gorgeous and Unique Coloring.
Editor’s Note: We affectionately dubbed this Helianthos Garnet. There are unique alluvial color change garnets coming from Tanga/Umba Region of Tanzania and this gem represents some of the...
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Posted by David Dawson on Oct 11, 2012 in Featured Gemstones, For Sale, Gemstones | 0 comments
Faceting by David Dawson
Faceter: Dave Dawson
Weight: The original rough was 9.75 carats and the final stone was 4.30 (to the nearest 0.05carat).
Treatment: None
Origin: Tanzania
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Posted by Bending Color on May 17, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
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 in natural daylight.
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Posted by Mikael Blom on May 6, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale, Gemstones | 0 comments
Color Change Kenyan Garnet.
In incandescent light as in picture and fluorescent light it gets a cinnamon color.
Cushion cut. 2.9 ct.
Dimensions LxWxD 9.3×7.1×4.7 mm.
Eye Clean.
Price $250 + shipping.
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Posted by Mikael Blom on May 5, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale, Gemstones | 0 comments
Color change Kenyan Garnet.
In incandescent light as in picture and fluorescent light it gets a cinnamon color.
Cushion cut. 4.2 ct.
Dimensions LxWxD 10.6×7.7×5.9 mm.
Eye Clean with a small surface crack in the culet.
Price $300 + shipping.
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Posted by Jean-Noel Soni on Feb 12, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale, Gem Rough | 0 comments
Large Color Change Garnet • 38.80 ct •
Waiting for the machine to arrive.Please contact Jean-Noel Soni: topnotchfaceting@gmail.com
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Posted by Jean-Noel Soni on Feb 8, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Gem Rough | 0 comments
Color Change Garnet • 21.80 Carats • 16.8 x 10.7 x 10.5 mm
Waiting for the machine to arrive.Please contact Jean-Noel Soni: topnotchfaceting@gmail.com
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Posted by Jean-Noel Soni on Feb 7, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, Gem Rough | 0 comments
Color Change Garnet • 15..30 Carats • 16.0 x 14.0 x 7.6 mm
Waiting to facet.Please contact Jean-Noel Soni: topnotchfaceting@gmail.com
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