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A very nicely-coloured pear-cut blue-yellow parti sapphire, originating from Reward (near Rubyvale). The photos do not capture the yellow patch which is in the point of the design. Beautiful intense blue without being over-dark. Teardrop shape makes it a perfect small pendant stone. Stone...

Bloke comes round today to pick up a stone I cut for him and says "can you weigh this?" He pulls out this honkin' big Harts range zircon! We put it on the scales and it's getting up toward a fifth of a kilogram! While there appears to be some smallish facetable sections in it, it's really...

We've all seen insects in amber but how about this - Insect preserved in opal Still a few people arguing about whether it's even possible or not but either way it's intruiging.

Hi guys. I cut this beautiful, calibrated pair of Harts range garnets late October last year and they haven't sold so I'm dropping the price (formerly $160) to try and clear them. The new price for the pair of stones is $120. As always, this includes secure postage. These are very lively...

This is a really pretty little stone - weighing in a little under a carat (0.85ct) and measuring slightly over 5.5mm in diameter, I've cut this Rubyvale sapphire in the more classical-looking round brilliant design. Face up, this stone is a pure bright mid blue in colour - no parti colours. It...

She's up for sale guys - deep red 4.5 carat Harts range garnet in a modified version of "Fallen Star" design. Stones measures a smidge under 10.5mm in height from base to point. Asking $250, as usual this includes secure postage with signature on delivery. Price is negotiable. Video of the...

A lovely deep orange Oxblood citrine, cut in a slightly modified version of Voltilini's ever-popular "Nymphia" design. The stone weighs in at 3.7 carats and measures approximately 10.8mm in diameter. Perfectly suited to either a pendent or a large ring. Asking $120, price includes secure...

A pretty and very lively stone, this light pink Harts range zircon weighs at 3.15 carats and measures 7.8mm in diameter. It shows great dispersion (rainbow-coloured flashes) and is loupe-clean. Asking $300, price includes secure postage (signature on delivery).

Here's a stunner!! A beautiful garnet displaying a pronounced colour-shift property. The stone is bright purple in good natural light. Under incandescent bulb this shifts to bright red with a pinkish-purplish tinge. Under fluorescent light it takes on a maroon hue. The colour also shifts in...

A beautiful honey citrine cut in "Hanami" design. Stone weighs in at 5.6 carats and measures 12.6mm from "point" to base. This is a perfect pendant stone. Asking $110

Continuing the all-Aussie theme this morning comes this attractive Hartz Range zircon, cut in a round brilliant. It was more camera-shy and more difficult to photograph than the garnet - to the eye, the colour is light pink. Cut in a low-cut round brilliant, the stone weighs in at slightly over...

With many of the garnets I've posted being of African origin (but cut by myself naturally), I thought it time for a fair dinkum Aussie stone when some rough came my way - here's a nice big Hartz Range garnet, cut in a barion square cushion. This is a superb pendant stone - deep red with some...

A nice little yellow parti sapphire in an emerald cut. I say "yellow parti" because it actually is a parti, having a small amount of green on the ends - the stone itself is overwhelmingly yellow though. The stone weighs in at 1.35 carats and was mined at Reward, near Rubyvale. Note: this stone...

A nice little parti stone originating from Rubyvale. Colour is green and yellow, though it mainly appears green to the eye at most veiwing angles. The colour is a stronger tone of mid-green (the stone is not dark at all and is very lively) than the photo shows and I think I might try and get...

Another beautifully-coloured Rose Garnet in Akhavan's wonderful "Void Reaver" design. Designed specifically for garnet and sapphire, this would have to be one of my favourite designs and works superbly to bring out the best in deep red stones, creating the impression of a burst of glowing...

A nicely-coloured Brazilian (not Lowmead) Amethyst in "Amethyst Shield" design. The stone is a very attractive mid-purple shade to the eye, weighs in at 3.55 carats and measures approximately 10mm from the base to the apex of the triangle. Note that this design has quite a deep pavilion and may...

I won't hijack texta's thread any further. No doubt everyone has noticed that I don't seem very excited by Christian's robotics project. I bear Christian no ill will but feel the need to fully explain why I have a negative view of what he is trying to achieve. I believe that after existing for...

This is a nice one - another rose garnet in fiery orange-tinted red. A bright and lively stone, faceted in Jack Rowland's "Hanuka". The neat hexagonal design with a low crown creates excellent light return and the colour really stands out! Stone weighs in at 2.5 carats and measures 7.7mm across...

A beautiful intense red Rose garnet, cut in Jeff Graham's "Gram Princess". The stone is just under 8mm square (7.9mm) and weighs in at 3.1 carats. The body colour is red but at certain angles slight tints of orange are visible, as they were in the rough stone. It would make an attractive pendant...

A deep rose red rhodolite-type garnet in a scissors-cut crown type design. The colour of this stone is a little deeper than the last one but shows the same rose red tints. The stone is very clean with no visible inclusions. At 2 carats in weight and approximately 7.2mm square, it's the ideal...