We Buy Rough uncut stones, bought at source

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Materials we consider.

49 species, from 38 producing reported countries — each paired with a common crystal-habit drawing. This is a working reference, not identification, proof of origin or a promise that a purchase route exists.

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Particularly looking for

Alexandrite, Benitoite, Grandidierite, Jeremejevite, Musgravite, Cuprian (Paraíba-type) tourmaline, Red beryl, Serendibite, Sinhalite, Taaffeite. These turn up in parcels of something else and get sold as something else, which is exactly why we ask. If you have been told a stone is unusual and nobody could place it, that is a good reason to show us.

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49 materials shown

AlexandriteChrysoberyl · orthorhombic Almandine and pyrope garnetGarnet · cubic Amethyst, citrine and gem quartzQuartz · trigonal AndalusiteAndalusite · orthorhombic ApatiteApatite · hexagonal AquamarineBeryl · hexagonal BenitoiteBenitoite · hexagonal Beryl, otherBeryl · hexagonal Blue sapphireCorundum · trigonal Chrome diopsideChrome diopside · monoclinic Chrome tourmalineTourmaline · trigonal ChrysoberylBeryl · orthorhombic Cuprian (Paraíba-type) tourmalineTourmaline · trigonal Demantoid garnetGarnet · cubic EmeraldBeryl · hexagonal Fancy sapphireCorundum · trigonal GeudaCorundum · trigonal GrandidieriteGrandidierite · orthorhombic Hessonite garnetGarnet · cubic Imperial topazTopaz · orthorhombic Indicolite tourmalineTourmaline · trigonal IoliteIolite · orthorhombic JeremejeviteJeremejevite · hexagonal KornerupineKornerupine · orthorhombic Kunzite and spodumeneKunzite and spodumene · monoclinic Moonstone and gem feldsparFeldspar · monoclinic/triclinic MorganiteBeryl · hexagonal MusgraviteTaaffeite group · trigonal OpalOpal · amorphous Padparadscha-range sapphireCorundum · trigonal PainitePainite · hexagonal PeridotPeridot · orthorhombic PoudretteitePoudretteite · hexagonal Red berylBeryl · hexagonal Rhodolite garnetGarnet · cubic Rubellite tourmalineTourmaline · trigonal RubyCorundum · trigonal ScapoliteScapolite · tetragonal SerendibiteSerendibite · triclinic SinhaliteSinhalite · orthorhombic Spessartine garnetGarnet · cubic SpheneSphene · monoclinic SpinelSpinel · cubic TaaffeiteTaaffeite group · hexagonal TanzaniteTanzanite · orthorhombic Topaz, blue and colourlessTopaz · orthorhombic Tsavorite garnetGarnet · cubic Verdelite and common tourmalineTourmaline · trigonal Zircon, fine blue and colourlessZircon · tetragonal
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