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Alexandrite (Created)
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Amethyst 15 Carat Oval
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Ametrine 10 Carat Cushion Cut
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Ametrine Emerald Cut
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Ametrine Marquis Cut 5 Carat
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Ametrine Marquis Cut 5 Carat Different Angle
Here, you can see almost all citrine |
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Ametrine Marquis Cut 5 Carat Another Angle
Here you can see nearly all amethyst |
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Ametrines Arranged Like A Flower: Very Artsty!
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Andalusite
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Andradite Garnet
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Apatite Teal
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Aquamarine ball set on a piece of aquamarine geode. I purchased this in Tucson a couple of years back. The ball itself is 25 carats in weight.
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Aquamarine 5 Carat Teal Green in color
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White Aquamarine. First found in Brazil in 2000. Slightly different characteristics than White Beryl. Confirmed by two independent gem labratories.
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Aventurine Quartz
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Azuremalachite in dark lighting
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Blue Chalcedony
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Blue Sapphire
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Blue Ceylon Sapphire from Sri Lanka, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean.
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Blue Sapphire Midnight
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Blue Sapphires from Bokeo, Laos
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Blue Sapphires from Madagascar, off the East Coast of Africa
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Blue Topaz Sky Blue Color
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Blue Topaz Swiss Blue
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Blue Topaz London
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Blue Topaz London Trilliant 7 Carats
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Blue Topaz London 12 Carats
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Blue Topaz London Pear Cut
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Blue Topaz London Emerald Cut
(Check out the shadow effect)
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Carnelian
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Charoite
From the Charo River in Russia
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Chrysoberyl
Yellow-Green Facet-Grade Crystal
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Chrysoprase
Some say the most valueable of all chalcedonies
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Citrine Hex Cut
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Citrine Madeira
Name given to those of dark golden color. Originally, these only came from the Isle of Madeira.
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Citrine Pair
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Danburite - Named for the city in which it was first found. Yes, that's right: Danbury, Connecticut.
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Diopside - Green, Colored by chromium.
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Fire Opal Trilliant
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Fluorite Pic #1
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Fluorite Pic #2
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Fluorite Pic #3
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Fluorite #4 - Can you tell yet that I like Fluorite?
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Fluorite Bright Yellow - When you think of Fluorite, you think of multi-colors, but how about this one? Heavily influenced by Calcite.
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Garnet - Rare Mint Green Color
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Garnet Red
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Golden Beryl AKA Heliodor
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Goshenite AKA White Beryl
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Green Tourmaline
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Grossular Garnet AKA Grossularite
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Hessonite - A little-known member of the garnet family.
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Hiddenite - A member of the Spodumene Mineral Group, which makes it a close relative of Kunzite.
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Hyacinth AKA Cinnamon Stone - A member of the Zircon Mineral Group.
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Indicolite Emerald Cut - One of the most prized of all Tourmalines.
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Indicolite Oval - Along with Rubellite, the only two members of the Tourmaline family to have their own names.
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Iolite - 3 Carat Oval, a large solitaire by Iolite standards.
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Iolite Emerald Cut
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Iolite Pear Cut
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Iolite Round Cut
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Kunzite 8 Carats
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Kunzite 11 Carat Cushion Cut
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Kunzite Cabochon 7 Carats
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Kunzite in special lighting.
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Kunzite - "Pretty In Pink"
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Kunzite Grouping
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Labradorite - Displaying its adularesence. Beautiful!
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Mandarin Garnet - A member of the Spessartine family.
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Moonstone
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Moonstone - Precious Blue - Green Color
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Moonstone in special lighting
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Morganite
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Opals - Special half-moon cuts in low lighting. Cool.
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Peridot Oval
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Peridot 5 Carat Oval
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Peridot - Rare 10 Carat Trilliant
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Pink Tourmaline
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Pink Tourmaline Grouping - Check out the wide array of colors in the pink family.
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Quartz Cat's Eye
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Quartz - Green-Gold Color AKA "Oro Verde"
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Rhodolite - A combination of two main elements: iron and chromium.
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Rose Quartz Cabochon - One of my favorites.
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Sapphires - Blue & Green
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Sapphire Ceylon - Unusual teal blue color from Sri Lanka
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Sapphire - Green, most likely from Sri Lanka
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Sapphire - Pink, most likely from Sri Lanka, but these days Madagascar is also a emerging as a major player
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Sapphire fancy in yellow this time, again most likely from Sri Lanka, "the jewelry box of the Indian Ocean"
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Smoky Quartz - Unusual Square Cut
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Sunstone - Facet Grade, trendy stone coming these days primarily from Oregon.
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Tanzanite Cabochon - 1 Carat
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Tanzanite Group - Beautiful!
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Tiger's-Eye - A member of the Quartz/Chalcedony Group
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Titanite AKA Sphene - A gem for "those in the know" these days.
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Tsavorite - A member of the Grossular Garnet group. Originally found only in Tsavo, Kenya, but some finds have now been reported in Tanzania as well.
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Watermelon Tourmaline - Elongated, almost Baguette cut
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Watermelon Tourmaline - Emerald Cut
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Tourmaline - Yellow
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Zircon - Blue Green Color
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Colors of Beryl - Heliodor, Aquamarine, Goshenite and Morganite are some of the members of this family.
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Garnets - A Mint, Red, Andradite, Spessartine & a Tsavorite gathered together for this family picture.
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Sapphire Colors include blue, mint, green and yellow.
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Tourmaline Mineral Group is said to have over 100 different colors. Pictured here are pink, green & yellow.
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Technology meets the gem world: these genuine Moonstones are backed with Titanium to produce dazzling colors & effects.
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