9.25.2008

Mozambique Garnet


Natural, not treated garnet, this material is an almandine / rhodolite hybrid, very red but not black, bright red flashes, excellent cutting and match on both pairs

top pair 7.05 cts, 10.5 x 7.5 x 5 mm $175

bottom pair 5.87 cts, 10x6x5 mm, $145
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 18:47

Natural Aquamarine pair


Nigerian aquamarine, medium blue green color, medium color intensity, 4.15 cts, eye clean, 9x6 mm, excellent cutting and match, $290


As always, your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 18:43

Pair of Natural Aquamarines


Nigerian aqua, excellent match and cutting, medium blue green, some small natural inclusions barely noticeable, very bright, medium color intensity, 7.86 cts, 13x7.5x6 mm, not treated, $550



Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 18:38

9.24.2008

Sunstone briolettes from Oregon


Set of 3 natural, not treated briolettes. This soft copper pink feldspar material contains natural microscopic copper platelets which reflect light back creating the sunstone effect. The material from Oregon is the best in the world as far as quality, it is also difficult to come by like all US mined gems. Excellent cuts and match make for a great set. Excellent schiller (light reflected off the copper), Outstanding set of rare gem material, 6.41 cts total weight, single 13.5x8x6 mm, pair 8.5x6x4 mm, $350 for the three pieces, drilling adds $7 each


Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 16:02

Rose Quartz Acorns


These natural, not treated stones from Madagascar are very transparent and of a soft pink color. They have little to none of the haziness so often seen in most rose quartz. The acorn cut can be drilled either end to give a completely different look. 11.06 cts, 12x9 mm, $220, drilling adds $7 each


Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:50

Long Slender Blue Topaz


Natural material that has been treated to vivid "aqua" blue, 20x6.5 mm, clean, 13.57 cts, $220,

drilling adds $7 each




Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:43

Golden Rutilated Quartz


Golden rutile in clear quartz from Brazil, natural not treated, very bright reflective rutile needles in clear flaw-free quartz, excellent match in cut and rutile pattern, 47.57 cts, 25x14x9.5 mm, these are as good as they come, $695 , drilling adds $7 each




Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:37

Blue Chalcedony briolettes


Natural South African material which is not treated, translucent, 14.84 cts, excellent cutting and match, 19x8 mm, clean no blemishes, beware of cheap dyed imposters to this fine natural material, $350, drilling adds $7 each




Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:32

Red Chalcedony (carnelian)

SOLD - other similar available
This translucent material is from Indonesia. It is natural and not treated. Bright red-orange with no blemsihes, 12x9x5.5 mm, 7.64 cts, $225, can be drilled on either end, drilling adds $7 per hole, 14 kt gold pin-caps can be set for $30 each all inclusive. (matter of fact we can set white or yellow gold pin-caps into any of our drops or briolettes, inquire for details)




Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:23

Montana Agate Drops


Natural translucent to transparent agates with manganese plumes, not treated, from Montana USA, found in Yellowstone River, 14.88 cts, excellent match, excellent cutting, 21x9.5x5 mm, can be drilled at either end, $275, drilling adds $7 each


Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:18

Tanzanian Chysoprase



Natural translucent chalcedony colored by nickel, not treated, 31.87 cts, 22x15x6.5 mm,

Vibrant green color with no visible surface or internal blemishes, excellent match and cutting, $480, drilling adds $14

Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 15:13

4.23.2008

Natural Uruguay Amethyst set


11.09 cts total wt.
natural, not treated
set of 3, center stone 13x7.5 mm
side stones 12x7 mm

These are very dark, flashes of blue and red, no brown, 95% clean, $330, add $21 to drill all three pieces

Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
tel. (303) 933-7670
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:42

Pumpkin Color Spessartite Garnet

9.53 cts, drilled, 11x7 mm, Nigeria, some inclusions typical for this material, natural and not treated, excellent bright orange color, great match and cuts, bright lively stones almost a neon orange, $675
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:38

Dark Aquamarine briolettes

2.23 cts, Brazil, not treated, not heated, natural blue-green dark color, eye-clean, 15x4x3 mm, drilled to fit a 0.016" OD pin, $240
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:13

Orange Mexican Opal

7.24 cts, drilled, natural, not treated, 15.5x8x5 mm,
clean, bright "Sunquist" orange, $225




steve@briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:10

Lemon Citrine Acorn pair

10.46 cts, bright yellow leaning towards chartreuse, natural material which is treated, drilled, 11 mm long, 9 mm diameter, the drill hole is visible in the
lower tip of the stone, $250

Note: Acorns are also available in amethyt, blue topaz, goldene citrine, rose quartz, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, blue chalcedony. They can be drilled in either end for a different look.



steve@briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:02

Bolivian Amethyst

6.62 cts, medium dark color, 18x8 mm, clean, natural, not treated, $120 drilling adds $7

Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:57

Hungarian Blue Chalcedony

Hungary is not known for many gems but these blue chalcedony are indeed from Hungary.
20.88 cts, 25x10x7 mm, "almond" shaped, powder blue, translucent, $295 drilling adds $15

steve@briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:53

Uruguay Citrine

rich burnt orange, 11.05 cts, clean, 18x10 mm, superb cutting, very bright stone, $250 drilling adds $7
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:50

Pink Toumaline from San Diego, California

This rare material from the famous Stewart Mine is nearly impossible to get anymore. Hot pink, some inclusions, drilled, 3.67 cts, 11x6x4 mm, $225

Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:37

Blue Topaz single briolette



12.60 cts, natural material which is treated, 16x10x9 mm "almond" shape, dark "aqua" like color similar to Santa Maria aquamarine, clean, $200, drilling adds $7
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:32

Madagascar Aqua Single briolette


10.23 cts, medium blue color with a hint of green, 95% clean just a little wispy inclusions, drilled, 18x10 mm, natural and not treated, $595
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:25

Madagascar Quartz w/ Green Edenite Needles


8.91 cts, 30x7 mm, bright and full of needles and no other detrimental inclusions, $90, drilling adds $7
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:22

Nigerian Aqua single


very nice blue color especially for a small stone, 2.24 cts, 18x5 mm, some wispy inclusions not easily seen with the naked eye, natural and not treated, $120
drilling adds $7
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:18

Citrine Pair


Light straw yellow colored citrine, Brazil, 8.38 cts, 16x7 mm, very bright and sparkly, natural, not treated, 95% clean with one small nearly invisible inclusion, $100 drilling adds $14
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:14

Australian agate drops

cut from the same piece of rough t hese match in pattern, and coloration, gray and pink with lacey bands, 29x6x4 mm, 9.98 cts, $60 , drilling adds $14 to the pair
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:09

Siberian Jade Drops

Sold - others available


Rich transluscent green nephrite jade with some black magnetite inclusions, 22 cts, 40x6 mm, this is a natural material that is not treated, very tough and durable, $170 for the pair drilling adds $15 for the pair if required

steve@briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 20:03

4.17.2008

Ametrine briolette pair


In the beginning ametrine was shrouded in secrecy. It was back in the early 1980s when it was first found in Bolivia. the trade thought it was treated and the suppliers not wanting to reveal the source kept their mouths shut. Eventually though the secret was out and it was verified that this material is natural and not treated. Its only commercial source is from a mine deep in the Amazon portion of Bolivia. the closest large town is Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Pair, 7.72 cts, 13x8x6 mm, clean, nice color separation and balance of citrine and amethyst, good matches like this can be difficult to get, $185 drilling adds $14


steve@briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 00:01

4.16.2008

Rhodolite Garnet Brios

Pair of rhodolites from Kenya, natural and not treated, 7.11 cts, drilled 0.020" ID, 10x7x5 mm, red with touch of lilac color, bright clean stones, $225






ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:58

Mozambique Aquamarine Pair



Icy blue, very clean, drilled 0.020" ID, 5.95 cts, 11x7x6 mm, natural and not treated, $595



Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:53

Siberian Imperial Jadeite



These natural and NOT TREATED jadeites come from the far north in Siberia. 6.00 cts, 17x7x2 mm, drilled for 0.020" pin, translucent, mottled color, chrome green and white. These are rare jadeite, not nephrite jade. $360






Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:47

Gold Pin-Caps for setting our briolettes




Specialty pins with small caps, jump rings and small diameter pins made by us specifically for gem quality drops and briolettes. You won't find these with the big findings companies. Our high quality gem materials require a small pin in order to remain unobtrusive to the nature of the gem. Also our precision ultrasonic drilling allows us to drill smaller less obvious holes than our competition. We have performed multiple tests on different setting methods and have found these pins with an epoxy adhesive to be strong, simple and elegant. These pins are a perfect fit for the holes we drill in large or small brios and drops. Our pin-caps are solid gold throughout unlike what the larger findings houses sell. Shown are two different size pin-caps for 0.020" and 0.028" holes. We cast these in white and yellow 14 karat gold. Contact us for current price.

See these links for more information:

http://briolettes.com/b_epoxy.htm Epoxy Tips

http://briolettes.com/b_strength.htm Strength tests of different types of setting methods


Steve Green
ROUGH AND READY GEMS, INC.
P.O.Box 621813
Littleton, Colorado 80162-1813 USA
steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com

Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:32

Amethyst drops



Natural amethyst drops, not treated, Brazil, drilled with a 0.020 " ID blind vertical hole, 17.53 cts, minor veil inclusions that are not obvious, $195



Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:30

Orange Mexican Opal


Rich sunkist orange opal, clean, stable material that has been out of the ground for quite a while, 8.72 cts, 17.5x11x10 mm, very bright stone with superb orange color, $495 , drilling adds $7


Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:24

Namibian Citrine






Rare location for citrine, top color and clarity, rich burnt orange, clean, 3.55 cts, 9.5 x 6 mm, natural material which comes out of the ground as amethyst and is heated to turn this color, This is exceptional material. $110 drilling adds $14



steve@briolettes.com
www.briolettes.com
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:19

Nigerian pink-red tourmaline (rubelite)


Excellent color natural not treated rubelite tourmaline, some small typical wispy inclusions, 3.97 cts, drilled, 9.5x6 mm, drilled 0.020" ID, $595



Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:14

Long Russian Rock Crystal




Although not a rare material, these briolettes are cut into a very long pair with a 4:1 length to width ratio. This makes for a very elegant pair of clear, colorless, refractive natural gems. These stones are not treated. 12.07 cts, 24x6 mm, $120, ultrasonic drilling adds $14 to the pair


Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 21:53

4.11.2008

Namibian Teal Tourmaline


This fabulous material was only available for a very short time in the late 1990s when it made a huge hit at the Tucson Show. The mine was opened by an American friend of mine who got a bright idea to mine the (overlooked) alluvial fans around a known gem pegmatite in Namibia. After a year or two my buddy was shut down under ownership controversy and threats of violence. It seems the main pegmatite dike was owned by a powerful German company who wanted sole access to the material. It got nasty and the gem rough ceased coming to market.

Single, , blue-green tourmaline 3.21 cts, 11x7x6 mm "almond" shape, natural, not treated, drilled 0.022" ID, clean bright beautiful stone, $365
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 23:56

4.09.2008

Afghan Blue Green Tourmaline



This pair of tourmalines from Afghanistan is a medium color blue green , natural, not treated,
very bright and clean material with a light c-axis.
3.67 cts, 8x6x5 mm, $365
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 11:13

Quartz with Red Hematite Inclusions


This material is from Madagascar. The thin bands of red hematite inclusions occur within the clear rock crystal and require considerable work to cut away from the lower quality areas of the rough material.
This stone is cut into a drop with not facets.


3.75 cts, 15x9x4.5 mm, bright, unusual natural gem which is not treated, $125, drilling adds $7
Posted by Briolettes from Rough and Ready Gems at 09:10
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)