Faceted Stone Showcase

Here are some of my favorite stones since starting this hobby. These have all sold, but you can find my current stock at my Etsy store.

Welo opal from Ethiopia, custom cut for a client's engagement ring

Heated pink zircon from Mozambique

Bright red African garnet

Small tourmaline from Namibia

Tourmaline from Mozambique

Unheated tanzanite. This design is a bear to cut but I love the way it looks

Tanzanite

Namibian tourmaline

Sphalerite from Spain. This material has higher dispersion than diamond, but it's soft and fragile

Oregon sunstone, these great all-American gems come in a wide range of colors, even blue

Oregon sunstone with copper inclusions, called schiller

Red Oregon sunstone with a few copper inclusions

Welo opal from Ethiopia

Quartz found by a friend in Pennsylvania. He gave this stone to the property owner to thank him for collecting access

Welo opal from Ethiopia

Tiny but powerful Welo opal

Morganite from Nigeria

Welo opal from Ethiopia. This picture shows the flat, clean facets that precision cutters can put on opals

Danburite from Mexico, with a slab of fossilized dinosaur bone as a background.

Tourmaline from Nigeria

Tourmaline from Nigeria

Tourmaline from Mozambique