Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Here is a bright yellow zircon that seems to show no brown secondary colors. A rare & beautiful stone! From Pala Gems.
Stock No.: 12449
Gem Type: Zircon
Variety: Yellow
Weight: 6.79 carats
Number of pieces: 1
Cut/Shape: Oval
Measurements: 12.48 x 9.43 x 5.66 mm
Origin: Tanzania
Enhancements: None
Description: Bright golden yellow zircon from Tanzania.
Wholesale Price Per Carat: XXX
Wholesale Total price: XXXX
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Here is a rare color zircon that I've been eyeing for quite sometime, only I'm not sure if I'm a fan enough of a buff top crown. From Pala Gems.
Stock No.: 9325
Gem Type: Zircon
Variety: Rose
Weight: 9.88 carats
Number of pieces: 1
Cut/Shape: Oval
Measurements: 12.71 x 11.34 x 7.27 mm
Origin: Tanzania
Enhancements: None
Description: Rose/pink zircon from Tanzania. Interesting color. Cut with buff-top crown. Very good brilliancy.
Wholesale Price Per Carat: xxx
Wholesale Total price: xxxx
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Found this at Gem Select. Beautiful stone, but I never knew this color in quartz to be natural. A new find? Looks more like Fire Opal, could it be a mistake?
Type: Quartz
Pieces: 1
Weight: 133.75 ct.
Size: 31 x 22.04 mm
Color: Yellow
Shape: Round Portuguese Cut
Clarity: VVS-VS
Treatment: None
Origin: Africa
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:39 pm Posts: 3528 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
I've purchased many stones from gemselect. By and large they seem to be committed to disclosing treatments, although in practice they often fall short. I've purchased lemon quartz from them before (I believe Barbra has posted a picture of it), and I'd bet substantial portions of my anatomy that it's treated (I don't recall off-hand the treatment mode for lemon quartz).
Also, they seem to "forget" at times to disclose Be-treatment, sometimes listing stones as "just" diffused or heated. Also, I've run into one or two sapphires that were labeled unheated but had CLEARLY been heated.
Still, at the prices that they often sell for, I'm pleased with almost all the stones I've bought from them. Bottom line, assume everything they sell has been treated, and you'll be pleasantly surprised sometimes, but you'll never be blindsided.
NOTE: I was confused, I had done business with gemsdeluxe, not gemselect. See post below.
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Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
gem-n00b wrote:
I've purchased many stones from gemselect. By and large they seem to be committed to disclosing treatments, although in practice they often fall short. I've purchased lemon quartz from them before (I believe Barbra has posted a picture of it), and I'd bet substantial portions of my anatomy that it's treated (I don't recall off-hand the treatment mode for lemon quartz).
Also, they seem to "forget" at times to disclose Be-treatment, sometimes listing stones as "just" diffused or heated. Also, I've run into one or two sapphires that were labeled unheated but had CLEARLY been heated.
Still, at the prices that they often sell for, I'm pleased with almost all the stones I've bought from them. Bottom line, assume everything they sell has been treated, and you'll be pleasantly surprised sometimes, but you'll never be blindsided.
Was your lemon quartz that saturated of a yellow color? I don't recall seeing quartz this yellow, but I'm far from seeing everything in the world of gems.
Although, it WAS more saturated than it appears in this photo (dim lighting).
Ignore what I said above about doing business with them though, as I did business with gemsdeluxe, not gemselect...
Heh, all these Thai sellers are starting to meld together in my head.
That being said, gemsdeluxe has changed their name to stonecheckout and has both an ebay store and a website, but the eBay deals are usually where the bargains are.
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
There is a lot of pink tourmaline out there, but this stone is superb. Beautiful hot pink color!
Weight:1 pc. - 28.17 cts. Size: 21.1 x 16.6 x 12.6 mm
Shape: Oval Cut: Step Cut
Clarity: Almost Loupe Clean Enhancement: Unheated
Type: Pink Tourmaline Origin: Nigeria
Lot #: TPK-00352 Stone Price: $5,600.
BIG and Beautiful and Now Becoming increasingly scarce. Tthis large Pink Purple Tourmaline is an exceptionally beautiful Gemstone. An intense vivid pink purple Tourmaline this fabulous gems has a fully saturated vivid color and bursts with flashes of color from all angles. Free from inclusions it has a perfect polish and a surface free of chips or scratches. Full Luster and No Windows………. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed AJS Gems Bangkok... All AJS Tourmaline Gemstones are 100% Natural and Guaranteed.
Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2005 12:47 pm Posts: 2505 Location: Eastern Europe
red spinel wrote:
...I never knew this color in quartz to be natural. ...Looks more like Fire Opal, could it be a mistake?
The selection at 'Select' looks outlandish... who knows? On the other hand, I get to see these large yellow to golden yellow cabs of something called 'African Opal' or otherwise opal. BIG, and cheap to the point that it doesnt matter what it is. There is some on Ebay too.
Whatever produced the psychedelic picture of the round stone, looks a bit too transparent and that would have required allot of work to fake for no good reason, so I'd take it for granted that it is fairly clean. Why would they need to torment pictures that way...
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
valeria102 wrote:
red spinel wrote:
...I never knew this color in quartz to be natural. ...Looks more like Fire Opal, could it be a mistake?
The selection at 'Select' looks outlandish... who knows? On the other hand, I get to see these large yellow to golden yellow cabs of something called 'African Opal' or otherwise opal. BIG, and cheap to the point that it doesnt matter what it is. There is some on Ebay too.
Whatever produced the psychedelic picture of the round stone, looks a bit too transparent and that would have required allot of work to fake for no good reason, so I'd take it for granted that it is fairly clean. Why would they need to torment pictures that way...
Quartz sounds just fine for it.
Just an idea.
I sure don't know, but the stone seems to have a bit of that fire opal haze to it ever so slightly. If there is untreated quartz this color, I would be very interested, but I have not even seen heated quartz this yellow.
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Though not the largest or most beautiful untreated blue sapphire I've seen for sale, this stone is still a respectable size, nice color & seems to be cut fairly well. There is someting either on the stone or in it on the bottom right, but for the collector on a budget this would be a nice stone in their collection.
Nice medium light violetish blue color with superior color saturation. Unheated sapphires like this one are typically worth 25 percent more than similar stones which have been heat enhanced. A complimetary AIGS mini certificate is included with the purchase of this stone.
Reference # : YSA331af
Color Description : medium light bluish violet GIA Gem set 4/4
Joined: Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 pm Posts: 1010 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Many of the stones I've put on this thread are quite beyond the budget of the averge Joe collector, such as my self. In the next several of my posts I'm going to put up affordable gemstones that don't sacrifice beauty for price. In the long run some of these stones may well be better investments (I use that term loosely) per carat than the huge premimums you pay for top end specie stones such as Alexandrite, Pariaba, Ruby, Colored Diamonds, etc. Especially when you consider what you'd pay retail for the same stone like the one below.
Here is a beautiful green tourmaline of large size from www.multicolour.com.
Reference # : YTM454aa
Color Description : medium dark yellowish green 6/4
: medium dark yellowish green
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