🤯 Rubellite Tourmaline. So gorgeous. Playing with a new animation app that makes the wood look like river. So cool. @enlightpixaloop in case you want to try it.

Sapphires are growing nicely this time of year 😁 😁

Now that's a nice parcel. Any guesses what the Yellow stone is?

When a client comes to you and says "I want to see some color". Oh dear this going to take a while 😍

So excited to finally have our office finished. Now to setup the computer, shipping station and of course gem testing area. Have a dedicated space to work and create is so important

Demantoid Garnet is on of my all time favorite stones. The sparkle of this gem is incredible and it looks amazing in almost every light.⠀ I took this photo on the lid of my red bin, ignore the scratches 😂

June marks the half way mark for the year and it also has 3 birthstone associated with it. Moonstone, Alexandrite and Pearl.⠀ If you are born this month, which one of these is you favorite birthstone?

Flashback to buying rough on the streets of Sri Lanka. Such an amazing experience. These gentlemen certainly knew how to drive a hard sale

Repost @billie_hughes / @lotusgemology Why would you crack a #ruby on purpose? In this example, the stone was first quench crackled, meaning it is heated and then quickly immersed in a cooler liquid. The thermal shock that results induces cracks that form in the "honeycomb" pattern seen here. Then the stone was heated with a flux to heal the fissures and induce fingerprints. The resulting fingerprints look similar to natural ones and can help obscure the true identity of the stone, in this case a #Verneuil synthetic ruby. Sometimes these stones can be trickier to identify than untreated synthetics because these fingerprints look natural and can obscure other identifying features. However, with careful observation we can still identify them based on curved growth lines and gas bubbles. • 📸: @billie_hughes/ @lotusgemology • #lotushyperion #lotusgemology #mshyperion #gemology #microscopy #photomicrography #corundum #syntheticruby #syntheticcorundum

Amethyst is undoubtly one of the most beautiful gemstones to be made into Jewelry. It does get a bad wrap sometimes because it is so abundant. But when you find stones that are cut like these, you know you have found something special. Let me know what you think about this gems?