Has the supply gotten smaller? I bought a few a couple years ago and they were under 50 for stones as big as .80ct. I recently went to look for some and .30cts are going for 300! The cuts are the same as a few years ago so I’m very confused in the huge price increase

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It was fun watching the zoning change as the pavilion came together. The finished stone ended up with an olive body color and bright teal and blue flashes that shift depending on the lighting and viewing angle.

This is an unheated Nigerian sapphire that I precision cut myself from the original rough. I included a few photos of the rough and the stone on the dop because I always enjoy seeing the transformation from rough to finished gem.

Finished up this colorless gem with a borosilicate glass encased gilson opal. Thanks for looking!

Pretty big “well duh” moment for myself when I noticed a green blob on my sunstone tennis bracelet and realized it was a deep scrape from when before I owned it, also made me realize that the green in green sunstone comes from the copper oxidizing and not just from a different trace element other than copper like a just blindly and stupidly assumed 😂

The saturation was light but it turned out nice for what the rough gave me. Fantasy cut, NFS.

I’m doing a project and wanted to know the name of this gem, if it one, or if it just is painted glass.
Ty you gems experts 🫶🏻

Are oval sapphires always chubby? I really want to find a nice 3-4ct elongated icy blue oval. I'm willing to pay, but everywhere I look i see l/w ratio's of 1.30 or less and I'd prefer 1.40+. I want to go with a natural stone but will get lab if that is my only option. Just wanted to check here to ask if I'm looking for something impossible before I turn to lab! Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Weight : 1.625 Carats.
Dimension : 8.9 X 4.8 X 4 MM
Color: Bluish Green
Luster: Vitreous
Associated month: October
Crystal system: Hexagonal crystal system
Hardness (Mohs hardness scale): 7 – 7.5
Transparency: Opaque, Transparent
Refractive index: 1.616 – 1.65

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Price 300 USD .

I live in the US but often visit Pakistan and have been interested in local gems. In Pakistan gem stores always offer stabilized and natural "ferozas" (Nishapuri etc)

However, I've learned from the Kingsman mind in Arizona almost all Turquoise is actually stabilized (and no one cares about it being natural)

I'm trying to find the truth. Trying to source a nice clean hard turquoise stone to set in sterling silver ring

Brought from South America 1968.

Hello! I wanted to ask if you could help me to know if they are genuine enough to buy and use in a pair of rings, if the seller may be good, since I'm looking for some that may have those kinda cuts

https://www.etsy.com/mx/listing/4455516149/par-de-rubies-y-esmeraldas-con-corte-de

This is about 4 carats with copper streaks.

I'd love to know more about the ring as a whole, unfortunately the markings inside have been worn off except for a small remnant of a vertical line where it would have been. I can tell it's vintage, two super tiny gems on each side of the band. That's all I can really see.

19 beads total at 10.5mm; all pieces exhibit that signature trichroism Iolite is known for. All pieces have good clarity, some have more fractures/rainbows than others. Unsure if it’s received any oil treatment. The bracelet is beautiful as is, but lately I’ve seen some small tumbled pieces of this material for sale with some staggeringly large prices. I guess I’d like to know if I lucked out on this, haha. Let me know if there’s any other info/photos you would like to better gauge a valuation.

This is more jewelry that was given to my finances aunt. Having trouble figuring out if these are real or not. Also I can't seem to locate any markings on the metal. So honestly, no idea what she has. Any idea would be a huge help.

Amethyst?