I have three new stones tonight. This first one is a Tourmaline from Afghanistan. This is a cut I haven't done before, its a take off of a princess cut on the pavilion but with cut corners. This stone is much nicer in person than the photo with a nice green/blue color that Afghanistan Tourmaline is known for.



While in Arusha Tanzania back in 2009 I was offered this small parcel of very unique looking garnets. The color is a pink with lilac, and was something I had not seen before in garnets. I bought the parcel and have cut a few over the past 2 years. They have proven to be pretty popular, so here's another one.



The last stone for the night is a pretty large Montana Sapphire from the Missouri River. This one is over 2 cts.

Tags: Garnet, Afghan Tourmaline, Montana Sapphire