Tanzanian Blue Spinel 2.7cts 10.7x7.14mm. I LOVE Spinel. This half moon cut makes an incredible pendant - ideal for setting with an accent diamond or coloured gem. I bought the rough on my last TZ trip in 2020. Discounted to fund the next one! Reg $1350 now $1080 USD plus shipping.

Red Spinel from Tanzania 0.92ct 7.98x5.6mm. These have gone rocketing up in price, and it's getting harder to see them in unique cuts. Slight inslusions that are not visible in normal viewing. This is in Tom's Sail Away design and I love it. Reg $1104 USD, now $820 USD plus shipping.

Tom loved cutting gem cabochons so when we had rough that wasn't quite facet grade he'd get it. This are Malaya and Hessonite garnets both from Tanzania, cabbed into these wonderful pear shapes. See comment for details

GIVEAWAY! How was your holiday/NY? How's 2025 going so far? See comment for more details!

Rhodolite 3.16cts 9.94x7.59mm. I cut this in 2009 from rough I bought in Tanga, TZ. Then forgot it. Silly Lisa. This is a STUNNING colour. They just found more of this material and the rough prices are insane. Pricing this better :-) $625 USD for the sub.

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Barbie Sapphire Ring - Pink Lisa Sapphire Edition

Island of Misfit Gems - My annual Xmas sale in honour of Rudolph and Hermie. Details in comment

Two unheated Tanzanite, and a killer Peridot. All sorts of greens! I have a special love for unusual Tanzanite colours, and they just worked for me with this classic Peridot. Details in comment.

MVM Drop 3: The Evacuation of Destashville. Vietnamese spinel, Mozambique spinel, tsavorite, and indicolite in silver. $600-2875 + SH.

Spinels - vastly underrated, spinels were confused with sapphires for thousands of years. Now we know better, and they’re appreciated for the amazing gems they are.

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Uruguay Amethyst. 3.65cts 12.83x10.42mm. This is so richly coloured is almost obscene. There is a very very small feather you can see in the video but not in the hand. Cut in Maya Drop. $280 USD plus shipping.

Chonky chonker. 18.55ct Brazilian London Blue Topaz. Eye clean. Irradiated. Cut in Alexandre Wolkonsky’s “Chevron Cushion Brilliant”. 16.3x13.5x10.2mm. Magnificence. Normally $925, sub price $835+s/h

Tourmaline 1.76cts 7.16mm This is rough from Congo, cut in a design called Lucifer. And no wonder. It's absolutely a Light Bringer. Peach/Pink (looks terrible on my skin but that's a me problem) and so much fire! Reg $633 USD Sub price $525 USD plus shipping.

I haz excite! 1.27ct 9.05x3.78mm Green/Blue Colour Change Garnet. This is Tanzanian rough, and I only ever got one piece. Cut it this morning in Tom's Diamond Bar design. This really is a one of a kind piece. It's hard with stuff this rare, but I'm pricing it low at $1950 USD plus shipping.

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Of all the days, this sure is one of them! Let's have a small distraction thread--it's time for a giveaway! Winner will receive this parcel of 7 tsavorite garnets, avg weight ~1 ct. See comments for details.

PURPLE/Pink Tourmaline for Tourmtober! Big at 5.18ct, 10.3x9.4mm in an elongated "Void Reaver" Some inclusions making it $1550

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As I was purging my camera roll, I found a tourmaline I cut awhile back and missed! 2.11ct, 6.18 x 8.04mm, improvised rectangle design, SI. Soft pink to autumnal orange color change. $315 + SH

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Still bringing the Autumnal vibes! 6.43ct Oregon Sunstone cut in a stretched Void Reaver design. Beautiful American gemstone. So good! 12.0x10.4x8.6mm. Regularly $1285, sub price $1125+s/h

Tourmober Discoball. This is Nigerian Seafoam Tourm. 5.79cts 11.06mm. There are some small inclusions visible in the video but Tom's Sparkle Dome design hides them (and is a disco ball.) This is a truly amazing gem. Reg $2605 T'tober price $1995 plus shipping.

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