Buena Vista Gem Works - Newly Cut Gemstones, Handcrafted Jewelry, or Found Minerals

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This page is primarily to show off my new additions to gemstones, jewelry, and mineral lines. Some of these gems are fresh off the dop and you will see them here first before they are added to the gemstone lists. Some of these will be so unusual, rare, and hot, we don't expect them to make it to our product pages.

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newTourmaline, Nigeria, malaya garnet color orange (rare), 4.14 ct American pulsar cut, eye-clean (EC), set in heavy duty sterling silver tourmaline mount. Nice color and flash. Pendant is 22 x 7 mm. Ready for your favorite chain. $250.00
New! Topaz, colorless with a hint of champagne & blue, 32.70 ct step cushion mazda triangle cut, EC (eyeclean), 18.9 mm. Top collector/museum grade stone and faceted by me.

This rough was collected by Robert Drisgill in the 1990's from where "Ed Over Jr." worked with ropes in the 50's. Found by re-tracing his steps with a picture of the cliffs in hand. The area yielded a small number of really nice pieces & was written up in National Geographic Magazine in around 1952 or 1953. It was especially noted for its bi/tri-color topazes. Robert won a Denver Gem Show Prospectors Award for some of his crystal finds.

(Stock # TZCT-3270) $1,308.00
beryllonite0720 newBeryllonite, Minas Gerais, Brazil, light yellow, 7.20 ct oval, 10x13, SI.
From an old stash. Rare collectors' sodium beryllium phosphate pegmatite gem mineral, uncommon color. Found in only a few places. Maine beryllonite is always colorless from what I've read. Occasionally something shows up from the Pakistan/Afghanistan region. Hardness 5.5-6, but it has several strong cleavages including one perfect one, which make stones a challenge to cut and polish. These rare gems usually have flaws, especially large ones.
(Stock #BNYO-0720) $1,440.00 (Will consider offers)
newPeridot, Pakistan, mint green--rare!, 2.49 ct fancy round, 8.45 mm, I to SI. New find! Rare color shade, mint green! A small cache was found recently in Pakistan with mint green tone (no brown, very little yellow), never before seen. It reminds me of some rare small mint green material found around 1980 or so in Norway. Very pretty and a real collector's item. This does have a veil in it, but it really doesn't stand out. (Stock #PEGR-0249) $249.00
  new Lavender Quartz, 5.46 ct, 12 mm trilliant cut, EC. Another gem rare on the market is this attractive lavender variety of rose quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lavender quartz is colored naturally by titanium and manganese, and has so far only been found in Brazil, Madagascar, and Namibia. There is a similar color quartz found in Utah at Topaz Mt, but crystals are very small. This stone has really nice brilliance too. (Stock #QZLT-0546) $136.50
new Lavender Quartz, 8.07 ct., 13 mm, step cut round, EC. Minas Gerais, Brazil. A subvariety of rose quartz, colored naturally by titanium or manganese, most of these stones will have a slight hazy look, but very attractive and an unusual gem color. (Stock #QZLR-0807) $80.70
newRhodochrosite, 2.07 ct emerald cut, Sweethome Mine, Alma, CO. 6.3x8.2 mm, SI to VSI. Yes, the real McCoy, genuine rhodo from the world-famous Sweethome Mine! Rare! Hard to get! I haven't been able to secure any material from here in 20 years or so. This came from an old stash a friend had put away and I was able to talk him out of it! A true collector's item. Really soft for jewelry, but some people use it for such because of the outrageous color. These two may not last long. (Stock #RHPE-0207) $1035.00
newRhodochrosite, 3.02 ct emerald cut, Sweethome Mine, Alma, CO. 6.4x10 mm, SI to VSI. Another genuine rhodo from the world-famous Sweethome Mine! Rare! Hard to get, especially cleanish stones in this size. I haven't been able to secure any material from here in 20 years or so. This came from an old stash a friend had put away and I was able to talk him out of it! A true collector's item. Really soft for jewelry, but some people use it for such because of the outrageous color. These two may not last long. (Stock #RHPE-0302) $1510.00
  new Purplish Garnet, 1.43 ct, emerald cut, 5x7 mm, close to EC, Tanga, Tanzania. A uncommonly pretty shade of purplish pink. (Stock # GAPE-0143) $71.50 
  new Quartz, colorless, 10.94 ct mushroom cut, 12 mm. EC. Well, sometimes things dont go according to plan. I was trying to duplicate from memory an old cut I saw once called the dandelion cut, cut from a quartz marble. Clear flat spots on a frosty round crown, with a standard quadruple main pavilion. Not quite what I was after, but to me it kind of looked like a mushroom. A designer cut to have fun with. (Stock #QZCM-1094) $100.00
newRuby, 0.73 ct teardrop, Winza, Tanzania, 4.2x6.7 mm, EC. Gorgeous, all natural, no treatments. From the famous Winza ruby and sapphire area. Shows excellent fluorescence under 365 nm black light. (Stock #RURT-0073) $730.00
new Ruby, 0.32 ct teardrop, Winza, Tanzania, 3.55x5.25 mm, EC. Gorgeous, all natural, no treatments. A smaller version of the one above. From the famous Winza ruby and sapphire area. Shows excellent fluorescence under 365 nm black light. (Stock #RURT-0032) $180.00
new Sapphire, 1.30 ct. teardrop, Winza, Tanzania, 5.3x8.9 mm, VVS. Unusual purply-pink gem with a dark blue stripe. All natural, no treatments. This field is famous for bi-color sapphires. (Stock # SAPT-0130) $260.00
new Sapphire, 0.90 ct, 4x6 mm emerald cut, Madagascar. Unusual dark pinky-orange in color. No treatments that I am aware of, all natural. (Stock #SAOE-0090) $90.00
whatsnewref Wire Wrap Pendants and earrings. Our designers have wire wrapped some of our cabs into outstanding, one-of-kind, pendants and earrings that women will be delighted to wear and receive as gifts.

Only available from Buena Vista Gem Works is our self-collected, custom cut and polished Colorado Columbine Blue Agate Jewelry.

To order or check on the availability of the piece(s), simply drop me an email or give me a call/text at the email/phone number below. Please include the Product Name and Stock Number when inquiring about product or placing an order. For more information on ordering, my guarantee, payment methods, shipping preferences, and shipping costs, see my Terms and Conditions page.

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