I wanted to try something different, and since Asscher cuts are so popular with the people on Pricescope, I tried doing a 7 sided Asscher cut. Now this is a bit different from a traditional Asscher as each tier has the same angle all around. The stone is a zircon from Tanzania Africa. These stones are a honey brown color, but can be heated with very low temperature over a candle flame to change them to yellow. Below are the before and after heating colors.



I’m not posting this one for sale yet, as sometimes the color drifts back a bit after a day, and I need to heat it again.


This is a new Spessartite Garnet from East Africa. 6.6 mm, 1.36 ct., and a Tsavorite from Kenya that is .64 cts. Green is the hardest stone to photograph, especially the intense ones like tsavorite and chrome tourmaline. In person this stone is just outstanding.

Tags: Ziron, Tsavorite, Spessartite