Gemscapes News
September 2008

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Colorful Gems For Fall

Greetings Friends,

I hope you are well and thriving, and are enjoying the crisp weather of fall.

I have nine gorgeous single gems and one wonderful pair that will stimulate your senses and delight your imagination.

At the end of the newsletter you can see the one that got away!

All my best,
Sherris

All gems are listed at 2007 prices, without adjustment for higher rough costs. Unaltered and undamaged gems can be returned for any reason within 1 week of your receiving them. Shipping is by registered mail, although next day delivery is available. We take checks, Mastercard & Visa, or wire transfers.

All gems come with colored stone grading reports from the North American Lapidary Laboratory.
To see the grading report of a 4.99 Golden Scapolite click HERE.

Pakistani Periot is the most beautiful in the world - it has a richer grass green color than stones found in other locations. I was very excited to get the rough for this piece. 19.13 carats is HUGE for a Pakistani Peridot and it's incredibly rare to get a piece of rough material this large.

There are some inclusions in the rounded end/pavillion side that are not visible from the top of the gem. This gem is incredibly bright and full of life due to the carving, which is a newer style I call "sunburst."

19.32 mm long, 13.05 mm wide, 10.84 mm deep
Retail price:  $7170.00

I've had this rough material for 4 or 5 years. It was the only gem out
of a very large piece of matrix that was suitable for carving. It has a distinct color band on it's ridge and I knew it was going to be something special! I love this feather design that takes
advantage of the exceptional color banding.

It's a flatter design with a flat back and a flat, substantial girdle
edge for easy setting. It would be a stunning piece set as
a brooch or as a pin/pendant.

37.40 mm long, 23 mm wide, 8.10 mm deep
Retail price: $2625.00

This particular Chalcedony has a very pretty, stormy sky-blue color. It's translucent rather than opaque, and lights up in white metal settings.

This is an exceptionally durable gem and can be put in any kind of mounting. It looks fantastic combined with other colored gems as well as diamonds and is stunning with Tanzanite.

This is a big look for the price and will be easy to set with it's free form front, flat back, and nice girdle edge.

24.37 mm long, 15.26 mm wide, 8.19 mm deep
Retail price: $930.00

Morganite as a rule is a pale pink but this Morganite is a deep pale pink. It's a smaller size than some Morganites from other locations but this is a fairly large size gem for a Madagascar Morganite. It's clean crisp color is maximized by the matte and bright finish.

This gem is reversable and pairs well with other stones because of it's rectangle shape and neutral color. This Morganite is very
durable and could be set in any kind of jewelry.

13.16 mm long, 9.54 mm wide, 5.28 mm deep
Retail price: $1080.00

These Malayan Garnets have incredibly rich, deep color,
with slight orangy overtone compared to the purple
overtones of a Rhodolite Garnet.

With a flat profile and matte and bright finish these Garnets transmit a soft glowing light and would be glamorous as earring drops with minimal settings. A simple bezel frame would be stunning (see "The One That Got Away" at the end of this newsletter).

See the larger stone that would work as a matching pendant to this set in the next newsletter!

A: 14.97 mm long, 9.18-5.44 mm wide, 4.82 mm deep
B: 14.92 mm long, 9.04-5.41 mm wide, 4.71 mm deep
Retail price: $1890.00

The color of this gem is a pure, clear yellow. A perfect gem for evening wear, this Golden Beryl is amazingly bright even in low lighting conditions and will glow even in moonlight.

With a graceful, tapered shape and a flat edge making it easy to set with other gems, this Golden Beryl would be elegant offset
with diamonds in either yellow or white metals.

10.14 mm long, 10.64 mm wide, 7.67 mm deep
Retail price: $1680.00

This is older rough that was "rediscovered" so it's a great value for the price. This gem's color is unbeatable - it looks like candy with a deep purply-pink color that's even throughout. It has minor inclusions but the color more than makes up for those.

A graceful and elegant carving on a gem that's quite deep, it would be easy to set due to it's flat back. It would be beautiful in a man's ring.

A Rubellite this size under $1000.00 is a pretty rare find.

13.11 mm long,11.15 mm wide, 5.88 mm deep
Retail price: $960.00

A rare, bright "hunter" orange color, this little gem packs a visual punch! The price is an incredible value for a gem of this color
due to inclusions that aren't obvious to most people.

It has a flat carved top with a pavillion bottom which would be perfect for a low ring setting. It's a great color, cut, and
shape for use in men's jewelry.

It would also be a perfect ring or pendant for a "hunting widow."

8.88 mm long, 7.51-5.81 mm wide, 4.87 mm deep
Retail price: $825.00

Aquamarine has always been one of my favorite gems to cut. It offers a wide range of color in the blue/green spectrum and endless variations in size and shape. This particular Aquamarine has great depth of color and lots of sparkle, and is a great example of a heated Aquamarine. Heat treating drives out the yellow component of the color and leaves only the blue. It does not alter the depth of color. There are inclusions in this gem that keep the price low
and are invisible to the naked eye.

12.31 mm long, 10.41 mm wide, 6.87 mm deep
Retail price: $1275.00

Like it's sister gem above, the rough for this Aquamarine was mined in Zambia. The two gems look distinctly different however because this Aquamarine was not heat treated to drive out the yellow component of it's natural color. I personally love this shade of blue/green and search diligently for unheated Aquamarine to carve. This gem is very clean with a crisp pure hue.

14.15 mm long, 9.92 mm wide, 7.84 mm deep
Retail price: $2700.00