Posted by Gems of Tanzania on Jan 19, 2012 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Intense red Mahenge flame spinel with slight secondary orange tone. Classic round brilliant by Doug Menadue. The intensity jumps out. VVS clarity.
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Nov 20, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Gem Travels in Tanzania and Kenya 2010 | 1 comment
O’Briens Creek Topaz 13 ct
Antique Phi Flower Dome Design by Doug Menadue
Faceting by Doug Menadue
Topaz donated by Doug Menadue to benefit Green Gem Foundation
Stone : Topaz
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2011
Item : #323
Design : Antique Phi Flower Dome (Doug Menadue)
Origin : O’Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, North Queensland, Australia
Treatments : None
Weight : 13 carats
Clarity : Eye...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on May 3, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
O’Briens Creek Australia Topaz Spider 12.00 cts
Spider Design by Bob Keller
Faceted by Doug Menadue
Photography by Doug Menadue
Stone : Topaz
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2011
Item : #351
Design : Spider (Bob Keller)
Origin : O’Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, North Queensland, Australia
Treatments : None
Weight : 12 carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 16 x 16 x 6 mm
Price : $525...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Apr 27, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
O’Briens Creek Australia Topaz Spider 12.00 cts
Spider Design by Bob Keller
Faceted by Doug Menadue
Photography by Doug Menadue
Stone : Topaz
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2011
Item : #351
Design : Spider (Bob Keller)
Origin : O’Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, North Queensland, Australia
Treatments : None
Weight : 12 carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 16 x 16 x 6 mm
Price : $525...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Apr 20, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
O’Briens Creek Topaz 12.5 ct
Trouble with Tribbles designed by J. Rowland and Robert W. Strickland
Faceting by Doug Menadue
Topaz donated by Doug Menadue to benefit Green Gem Foundation
Stone : Natural Blue Topaz
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2011
Item : #328
Design : Trouble With Tribbles (J. Rowland / Robert W. Strickland)
Origin : O’Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, North Queensland,...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Apr 7, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Item : #351
Treatments : None
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 16 x 16 x 6 mm
Comments : The spider is back! Here is a beauty… its a well cut spider in an O’Briens Creek topaz. The topaz is nice, clear and with a little touch of blue that you can’t really see in the pics. The pics show alot of grey but that is just coming through from the smokey glass surface. The...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Apr 7, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Item : #353
Origin : Loliondo, Tanzania
Treatments : None
Clarity : Slightly Included
Size : 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 mm
Comments : These magnificent mandarin spessartite garnets from the Loliondo depost in Tanzania are among the finest of this type of stone. This gem has the bright and vivid fanta orange colour that is so highly sort. It is well saturated with colour and suits my favourite Antique Round...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Mar 21, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, Featured Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
O’Briens Creek Topaz 11 ct
Jill’s Dilemma by Jeff Graham
Faceting by Doug Menadue
Topaz donated by Doug Menadue to benefit Green Gem Foundation
Stone : Topaz
Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2011
Item : #326
Design : Jill’s Dilemma (Jeff Graham)
Origin : O’Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, North Queensland, Australia
Treatments : None
Weight : 11 carats
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 13.5 x...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Feb 21, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Item : #334
Treatments : None
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 11 x 11 x 8 mm
Comments : Rose de France amethyst is a lovely softly coloured gem. I cut this gem in one of my favorite round designs to see how it looks in the antique style. It is a beautiful gem and would make a fabulous ring stone.
Doug Menadue
North Queensland, Australia
dmenadue@yahoo.com
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Feb 21, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Item : #335
Treatments : None
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 12 x 12 x 6.5 mm
Comments : The “Sunflare” design is one that I have recently created. I designed this gem to be exceptionally bright with a high scintillation and dispersion… and it delivers big time! This silver white topaz from O’Briens Creek is incredible… it truely needs to be seen in real life to truely...
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Feb 21, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Item : #332
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 12 x 15.5 x 8 mm
Comments : Electric blue topaz is a very vivid gemstone. The colour is rich and lush and stands out across the room. This is a very nice oval design… it has a “smoother” profile around the girdle with a very nice flash and excellent performance. This gem would look stunning in any jewelry setting!
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Posted by Doug Menadue on Feb 21, 2011 in Custom Faceted Gemstones, For Sale | 0 comments
Treatments : None
Clarity : Eye Clean
Size : 12 x 12 x 6.5 mm
Comments : A sweet dreamy rose quartz. What a lovely colour this soft pink is. I like rose quartz for its dreamlike natural… it doesn’t cut a bright flashy gem like topaz rather it is more suited I think to an artistic and gently flowing style of design. This design features a “frosted” five petaled flower...
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