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Collector´s gems
Private Collection
These gems are from the private collection of an Austrian gem trader and cutter and were collected over a period of about 40 years.
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From Salzburg, exact location unknown
cut: emerald cut
origin: Austria
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
Untreated greenish aquamarine from Rossing (actually Rössing)
cut: emerald cut
origin: Namibia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: octagon
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very very small inclusions
from the dallas gem mine, california
cut: round
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: cushion
origin: Ethiopia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
cut: octagon
origin: Ethiopia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
cut: oval
origin: Ethiopia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: Russia
treatment: Untreated
cut: emerald cut
origin: Russia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: pear
origin: Namibia, Green Dragon Mine, Erongo
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
Looks much cleaner in reality than on the enlarged photo.
cut: trillion
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
A copper ore, which is hardly ever cut. Fine metallic lustre, appears shiny red in transmitted light, small chip at girdle
cut: oval
origin: Namibia, Kunene River
treatment: Untreated
clarity: translucent
cut: cushion
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
Very, very slightly pinkish
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Very, very light pink
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very very small inclusions
cut: brilliant
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: brilliant
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: baguette
origin: Brazil
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
extremely rare colour
cut: trillion
origin: Brazil
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
cut: round
origin: Canada
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
Exceptionally large, beautiful hessonite garnet from the Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Canada. Shows "treacle" and numerous minute apatite inclusions typical for hessonite
cut: fancy cut
origin: Canada
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
From the famous Zagradski Potok mine
cut: emerald cut
origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
From the famous Zagradski Potok mine
cut: fancy cut
origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
By far the largest stone from the famous Zagradski Potok mine.
cut: radiant
origin: Bosnia and Herzegovina
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very very small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: Russia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: Namibia, Farm Ameib, Erongo
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: baguette
origin: Namibia, Farm Ameib, Erongo
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: Namibia, Farm Ameib, Erongo
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
cut: emerald cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Plagioclase feldspar
cut: fancy cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
Outstandingly attractive specimen of impressive size! The best we ever had...
cut: fancy cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: octagon
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: octagon
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very, very distinct inclusions
Plagioclase feldspar. Exceptional specimen!
cut: oval
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
From the original type locality in Brazil
cut: fancy cut
origin: Brazil, Paraíba
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: radiant
origin: Pakistan
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
Found by the collector in the Cheviot Hills, Queensland, Australia in 1980. Mindat.org does not list Cheviot Hills as a peridot location.
cut: round
origin: Australia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Very rare mineral from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Unfortunately polish is very poor...
cut: oval
origin: Afghanistan
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very very small inclusions
extremely rare manganese silicate
cut: fancy cut
origin: Brazil
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
cut: octagon
origin: Germany, Eifel
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Excellently cut!
cut: trillion
origin: Germany, Eifel
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Yellow scapolite is quite common. Purple scapolite, however, is very, very rare. This is one of the largest and by far the best purple scapolite we ever saw.
cut: octagon
origin: Tanzania
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
Other than most purple scapolites, this scapolite is not of Tansanian but of Australian origin.
cut: oval
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
Small chip at pavilion. Otherwise excellently cut, polished and proportioned, very lively.
cut: round
origin: Tanzania
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
Normally one does not know the origin of irradiated topaz. This gem is from the Little Spitzkoppe, Namibia. It was cut in Austria in the 1980ies and irradiated at Seibersdorf Laboratories (Austrian atomic research center).
cut: oval
origin: Namibia, Little Spitzkoppe
treatment: Irradiated
clarity: eyeclean
Excellently cut bi-coloured tourmaline, found in Mocambique in the 1970ies
cut: round
origin: Mozambique
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
cut: baguette
origin: Namibia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: round
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
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