4-1 BERYL, Aquamarine
Nyet, Pakistan (6 x 5 x 4 cm - 159 grams)
A glowing deeply etched crystal that shows a subtle pink core when well lit. This is an unusual crystal and not typically etched, more like a cat's eye crystal. Very beautiful and unique.

$525.00

SOLD
4-2 CHRYSOBERYL
Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil (7x2.5x1.2 cm - 289.5 carats)
A rare single prism with a transparent clean sharply formed termination that could yield facet grade material. Very, very choice.

$675.00

4-3 CHRYSOBERYL SOLD
Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil (8x5x1.7 cm - 745 carats)
A beautiful fish-tail twin shading from deep brown to gold as did the previous piece. Also a choice specimen with the larger termination being transparent and quite clean.

$925.00

4-4 BERYL, Morganite
Governador Valadares, Brazil (14x9x4.3cm - 1051 grams)
A huge light peach colored tabular crystal from a famous pegmatite.

$l,140.00

4-5 TOPAZ, blue
Klein Spitzkopje, Namibia (7x5x4 cm - 1605 carats)
A very large light blue crystal , blocky and transparent with a small quartz crystal adhering on the side at the base. Exceedingly fine.

$2,100.00

4-6 TOPAZ, blue
Virgem de Lapa, Brazil (4.3x3.7x3 cm - 430 carats)
From one of the most notable finds of blue Topaz. Exceptionally well formed, medium blue transparent crystal. A classic.

$1,975.00

4-7 TOURMALINE, Dravite
Yinnietharra, Western Australia (7.5x6x5 cm 477 grams)
A perfect euhedral monster from this notable locality. A rich brown with orange undertones. Magnificent specimen.

$295.00

4-8 GARNET, Spessartine SOLD
Little Three Mine, Ramona, California (crystal 2.5x1.7x1 cm and matrix 5x3 cm)
A crystal on Albite with a Mica book. Pure luscious orange on contrasting white Albite. The heart of the crystal is facet grade. This is a gorgeous classic and exceptionally clean.

$2,935.00

4-9 BERYL, yellow SOLD
Tadjikistan (5x2x1.5cm - 87.43 carats)
Very gemmy, smoothly etched crystal with high luster and doubly terminated, will stand upright on either end. An absolutely unique crystal.

4-11 CORUNDUM, Ruby SOLD
Mogok, Myanmar (2.8x1.7x1.2 cm - 74.9 carats)
A lovely pinkish red, doubly terminated barrel with excellent luster and color.

$370.00

4-12 CORUNDUM, Ruby
John Saul mine vicinity, Kenya (4x3x2 cm - 132 carats)
A chunky, deep pink red distorted crystal of cabochon grade ruby from a famous locale. Unusual and rare.

$700.00

4-13 CORUNDUM, Ruby SOLD
Vietnam (1.6x1x.7 cm - 9.9 carats)
A doubly terminated, multiple crystal with unusual form and fine color, suitable for setting.

$150.00

4-15 CORUNDUM, Ruby on white marble SOLD
Jagdalik, Afghanistan
This ruby is of the finest color and brilliant luster, well exposed on contrasting matrix. Extra fine.

$275.00

4-16 CORUNDUM, Ruby on white marble
Aliabad, Hunza, Pakistan, Two rubies (1.5x1.1x1.1 & 1x .5 cm )
The larger Ruby is chunky and crisp with the smaller not as well shaped and both with fine color. An excellent piece.

$745.00

4-17 CORUNDUM, SapphireSOLD
Sri Lanka (5x2x1.5 cm - 96.93 carats)
A classically formed dipyramid Gouda. This could possibly be heated to a fine blue.

$280.00

4-18 CORUNDUM, Sapphire
Sri Lanka (4.8x2.4x1.5 cm - 110.1 carats)
Another dipyramid with one end partially twinned. Also a Gouda with heat treat possibility.

$280.00

4-19 FLUORAPATITE SOLD
Panasqueira, Portugal (3.5x3.5 cm - 161 carats)
A lovely violet wheel shaped crystal with inter-grown crystals at the base and super luster. Extremely esthetic specimen.

$920.00

4-20 EUCLASE SOLD
Ouro Preto, Brazil (main crystal 2.2x1.2x8 cm with a 1 cm blue stripe through the center & a 2x.8x.5 cm lying at a 75 % angle - 34 carats)
The blue core of the main crystal is lightly included but would yield a nice gemstone.

$365.00

4-21 GARNET, Grossular variety Hessonite
Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec (5x2x1.5 cm - 198.7 carats)
A solid column (stalactite?) of garnet with fine color and luster. Most unusual.

$700.00

4-22 GARNET, Tsavorite
Voi, Kenya (2x1x.7 cm - 7.77 carats)
A bright medium green crystal with good transparency and an overall diamond shape.

$280.00

4-23 GARNET, Green Grossular on light green matrix
Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec (a 2 cm row of small crystals with a larger .5 cm dodecahedron set apart and slightly higher.)
The crystals are light green with a deeper green core.

$110.00

4-24 GARNET, Green Grossular?
Jeffrey mine, Asbestos Quebec (main crystal .6 cm on green Diopside)
Sold to me as Uvarovite. Deep rich Chrome green on sparkly, drusy matrix . Extremely esthetic thumbnail.

$295.00

4-25 GARNET, SpessartiteSOLD
Namibia (.9 cm on matrix)
A crisp perfect crystal perched atop a brownish matrix. The crystal is clean and the piece is extremely choice and of a pure orange color called Mandarin in the gem trade.

$625.00

4-26 IDOCRASE (Vesuvianite)
Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec (3.5x1.2x1.2 cm 61.74 carats)
A beautiful lime green crystal with a crisp clean termination and excellent luster. A super specimen.

$395.00

4-27 SCAPOLITE SOLD
Tanzania (3.5 x 1 cm - 41 carats)
A beautiful facet grade lavender crystal that is deep red on the C-axis. Would cut a large flawless stone but more rare as crystal. Unusually large.

$335.00

4-28 TOPAZSOLD
Katlang, Pakistan (3 x 2 x 1.5 cm - 60.1 carats)
A medium true pink crystal with a sharp complex termination, a basal cleavage base and brilliant luster. Rare and choice.

$525.00

4-29 TOURMALINE
Madagascar (4.7x 4 x 3.5 cm - 139 grams)
A deep green crystal with a lightly etched complex termination and the other termination is concave with bright luster. A very pretty and interesting specimen.

$300.00

4-30 TOURMALINE SOLD
Jos Plateau, Nigeria (6.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm - 163.55 carats)
Doubly terminated, going from an etched pink base through three shades of green to end in a deep green complex termination. Very bright and clean.

$895.00

4-33 SPINEL
PeinPyit, Mogok, Myanmar (6.5x5x2 cm - 146.5 grams)
A gigantic pinkish red octahedron floater crystal with a flattish shape. Extremely rare in this size.

$495.00

4-34 SPINEL
same locale as 4-33 (2.5x1x.8cm - 25.14 carats)
A pastel pink contact twin. Excellent specimen.

$125.00

4-35 SPINEL
same locale
a) Flawless red elongated octahedron. (1.48 carats)

$125.00

4-36 SPINEL SOLD
A Mandalay Division, Myanmar
a) Deep purple octahedron but opaque unless strongly backlit (6.46 carats)

$50.00

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