Freshly hand-cut gems!

[BurntBear]

Here are four hand-cut gems cut by Doc at Doc's Rocks Gem Mine in Blowing Rock, N.C..
My partner & I found these stones; not in a mine, but in a stream (except for the Ethiopian Opal) and had them cut at the gem mine.


Ethiopian Opal .90 ct. 6mm Cab Cut - Oil/Resin





North Carolina Emerald .65 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Untreated



North Carolina Ruby 1.10 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Untreated



North Carolina Black Sapphire .95 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Untreated



All of these gems are natural and untreated. The Black Sapphire is interesting! Black Sapphire is actually a very, very DEEP blue that appears black as night!

Thanks for looking!

 

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[BurntBear]

Here is a short video clip of the Ethiopian Opal:

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Nice cuts there =) Thanks for the pictures !

 

[BurntBear]

Thanks! These are the first professional cuts from our collection!

We will have Star Rubies, Star Sapphires, Emeralds, Tourmaline, Petrified Woods & Opals cut in the near future.

 

[redcobra8u]

You have some nice stones. What do you do with them?

 

[BurntBear]

Some will be for personal collections, others for sale, some will be set in jewelry; a little of everything really.

 

[BurntBear]

I forgot to mention that I updated our website. The link is in my signature! Thanks for looking!

One more photo of the North Carolina Emerald

.65 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut

 

[BurntBear]

UPDATE:

We went to our appraiser finally, lol. Turned out to be a good day; so we took new photos and added the cut gems to our webstore on our website.

North Carolina Black/Blue Sapphire .95 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Appraised $225.00



North Carolina Ruby 1.10 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Appraised $325.00



North Carolina Emerald .65 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut - Appraised $650.00



Ethiopian Opal .90 ct. 6mm Cab Cut Appraised $95.00

 

[BurntBear]

Here is the newest cut. This is going into the personal collection.

North Carolina Star Ruby

Rough: 33 cts.





Cut: 1.25 cts. Appraised: $375.00+

 

[BurntBear]

Here is the latest cuts:

North Carolina Emerald - .65 cts. 6mmx4mm EC Appraised: $500.00-$525.00



Ethiopian Opal - 1.10 cts. Oval Cab Appraised: $150.00

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

So only one good stone from a 30 carats rough or is that two stones from it?

 

[BurntBear]

One unfortunately! It had some pretty good fractures in it, but it had good color.

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Ouch was thinking you had a fortune there maybe! May your next one be all fracture free !!

 

[BurntBear]

We have them! We have several hundred Star Rubies & Sapphires.

Hopefully the 30 carat Ruby (Not a Star) that you asked me about will be the one!

 

[BurntBear]

Group love!

 

[sandchip]

Dem sho be purty!

 

[BurntBear]

Thanks sandchip!!

 

[BurntBear]

A "proper" display of the Star Ruby:

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Looks better like that, maybe it would look good in a ring too?

 

[BurntBear]

Faceted North Carolina Star Ruby: 1.25 cts. Untreated