Just one new stone to add to the site this week, but I have been busy doing some commissioned work. It may seem like there are not many new stones being cut, but lately a lot of the cutting has bee per special request. If you don't see what you are looking for, give me a call or email, as there is a good chance I will have a piece of rough and could cut you a gemstone in the design and shape you are looking for.

The new stone on the site is this Pink Tourmaline. A beautiful 4.18 ct stone.

The other gems I finished up this week were this 3 stone set cut from Tanzanian Spessartite garnet. This is from the new find this year. The color on these is great. My main dealer in Kenya is telling me that this find is about dried up. This is pretty typical in the colored stone mining, they find a small pocket, and with in months it's worked out. These 3 stones total a bit over 4.25 cts.

Tags: Tourmaline

Here's the latest cut stone. This one is a yellow tourmaline from Mozambique. I just finished the design this week, and the shape of the rough fit well with the design.

For more details on this gemstone see the Fancy Tourmaline page.

Tags: Tourmaline