Rhodolite GarnetGarnet is beloved in the gem world as it is found in every color of the rainbow. Ive seen everything from colorless to black with every shade in between. Its rare to find a Garnet over 5 carats in weight, but this stone is more than double that size, weighing at in impressive 10. 51 carats! One of the problems with larger Garnet gems is that they become incredibly dark, where no color is visible. Despite its size, this large Cushion cut gem still

it must be noted that the color of these crystals really stands out under fluorescent lighting and in sunlight as opposed to incandescent lighting

A beautifully crystallized specimen of Quartz from the lesser-known Dawn of Day mine in San Juan County

when backlit

slightly gemmy / translucent deep blue-green colored octahedron measuring 1

The piece is pristine and beautiful from several angles

jet-black to golden colored

The piece is associated with a pair of gemmy

There are only two places in the world where I've seen crystals of Apatite with these beautiful green "Byssolite" inclusions

This piece has not been dyed or altered in any way

Specimen #PREH31117

A truly impressive and superb quality example of the well-known and now rarely seen pseudomorphs

9% of the way around