Freshly hand-cut gems!!!

[BurntBear]

Fresh, hand-cut gems!!!

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.

First photo is an Ethiopian Opal .90 ct. 6mm Cab Cut - North Carolina Emerald .65 ct. 7x5mm Oval Cut



Ethiopian Opal .90 ct. 6mm Cab Cut - Untreated



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]

Some close-ups of Virginia Peridot, Amethyst & Aquamarine:


Peridot



Amethyst



Aquamarine

 

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[Saintsfan]

Hi BB, Is the black sapphire pictured above opaque ? I read your comments about it being very very dark blue, and I'm asking because I have several pieces of rough I believe are sapphire but are black as night and opaque. I hesitate to admit that I bought some El D bar gravel, and it has some nice coloured sapphires in it, but a few pieces that felt like sapphire were "black". They don't really mark when I scratch at them with what I know are sapphires.

 

[BurntBear]

Black Sapphire is the darkest, most opaque blue of corundum. They appear black, even in the rough in my experience.

 

[BurntBear]

 

[Saintsfan]

Thank you BB. That was my first post, and I fealt a little daft asking. Books can only tell you so much. What's the weather like down there this time of year ? Is the ground frozen ? We're having a heat wave on the north coast (40f), but we've already seen the teens this fall, and they'll be back shortly. Thanks again.

 

[yakker]

Welcome Saintsfan!

Beautiful stones you have there BB! And YAY VIRGINIA! Those are most excellent- Yakker

 

[Saintsfan]

Thank you to all !! Hopefully I'll have some stones to share with you lot soon.

 

[DDancer]

Got a regular gem show going Noticed EU's pics disappeared?

 

[rdawg14]

Absolutely amazing! that black sapphire is beautfiul! I have always collected herkimer diamonds since I am so close to the mines but I want to start collecting semi and precious gems!

 

[BurntBear]

Thank you rdawg12! I love the Black Sapphire as well!

 

[jentheartist]

Hum...I may have to find a place near Boone to get my very very dark sapphire appraised - I actually found it at Doc Rock's while playing on my birthday (Sept) LOL It is about 2 ct and Doc cut it for me too.