ASTERISM SERVICES
GEOLOGY, LAPIDARY, JEWELRY, METALLURGICAL SERVICES
ONLINE STORE PART 2
LEFT: 3.55 CARAT BENITOITE RING, SET WITH BAGUETTE DIAMONDS IN 14 KARAT WHITE GOLD; RIGHT: CAT'S-EYE OPALS FROM AFRICA.
ROUGH MONTANA SAPPHIRES, FROM THE EL DORADO BAR, YORK, MONTANA, NEAR HELENA. THESE UNCUT GEMS ARE FROM AN OLD COLLECTION GATHERED OVER MANY DECADES AND NOW UP FOR SALE, AS INDIVIDUALS OR IN LOTS. SELECT STONES ARE $12 PER CARAT, LOTS AVAILABLE AT $8 PER CARAT. MOST OF THESE AVERAGE ABOUT 4-5 CARATS EACH; PLEASE LET US KNOW YOUR NEEDS!
MONTANA SAPPHIRE ROUGH: HEAT-TREATED GEM ROUGH FROM THE GEM MOUNTAIN DEPOSIT NEAR PHILIPSBURG, MONTANA. THESE GEMS AVERAGE 3.3 CARATS EACH, AND ARE FINE BLUE WITHOUT "SILK", BUT ARE SOMETIMES LIGHTLY FLAWED. $16 PER CARAT.
SMOKY QUARTZ, FROM BUTTE, MONTANA: FACETED STEP OR EMERALD CUT, MEASURING 24.3 X 19.1 mm; WEIGHING 59 CARATS TOTAL: $300.
AMETHYST, FROM AFRICA, FREEFORM; 5.59 CARATS: $95.
JAPAN-LAW TWIN, NATURAL CRYSTAL, SET IN 14 KARAT YELLOW GOLD PENDANT: $140.
GOLD PAN EARRINGS: CAST IN STERLING SILVER, EACH HAS A GENUINE MONTANA GOLD NUGGETS SET INTO THE SURFACE (NUGGETS VARY IN SIZE ; THE ONES PICTURED HERE ARE FROM THE PINEAU CLAIM ON GOLD CREEK): $150.
SMOKY QUARTZ, FROM BUTTE, MONTANA: FACETED MODIFIED ROUND BRILLIANT, 26.5 MM IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING 68.5 CARATS, VERY CLEAN GEM: $285.
AMETHYST, FROM BUTTE, MONTANA: FACETED FREEFORM STEP-CUT, MEDIUM TO PALE VIOLET COLOR; MEASURING 11.4 X 9.9 mm; WEIGHING 5.59 CARATS: SOLD
