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
From the Pili Mine, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua. The mine was sold in the 1980ies and has not been worked since as it lies in a military reservation.
cut: cushion
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
Untreated greenish aquamarine from Rossing (actually Rössing)
cut: emerald cut
origin: Namibia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
Excellent! Beautiful, intense colour and unusually high clarity.
cut: emerald cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very 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: emerald cut
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Surface hardened w. resin
clarity: very very small inclusions
Twin lamellae clearly visible through loupe on one side
cut: baguette
origin: Ethiopia
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small 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
Looks much cleaner in reality than on the enlarged photo.
cut: trillion
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
Beautiful needle-like inclusions, presumably goethite. Perfectly oriented and cut. Very lifely.
cut: octagon
origin: Brazil
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct 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: 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
Very, very light pink
cut: radiant
origin: Mexico
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very very small 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 hessonite garnet from the Jeffrey Pit, Asbestos, Canada. Lack of typical "oily" inclusions (aka "treacle") results in much higher than normal brilliance. A fine gem!
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, Kunene River
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: baguette
origin: Namibia, Kunene River
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct inclusions
cut: baguette
origin: Namibia, Kunene River
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: Namibia, Kunene River
treatment: Untreated
clarity: small inclusions
cut: emerald cut
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: eyeclean
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
Plagioclase feldspar. Exceptional specimen!
cut: oval
origin: United States
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very small inclusions
cut: trillion
origin: United States
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
extremely rare manganese silicate
cut: fancy cut
origin: Brazil
treatment: Untreated
clarity: very distinct inclusions
Very unusual and attractive colour! Cleverly cut, in a way that the slight colour zoning (not visible in face-up position) gives this stone it´s velvety look. A beauty.
cut: trillion
origin: Australia, Anakie
treatment: Untreated
clarity: distinct 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
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
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