Rainbow of stones
The more colorful the stones, the better. I
Green paraiba Tourmaline
Stunning unusuall green paraiba from Mozambique
Old invoice from my great grand father
Old Pearl invoice to Domenico Gay my great grand father.
1930 Diamond Invoice
Domenico Gay, Diamond invoice dating back to 1930.
Nigeria mine 2015
Down he goes ! That is the easy part. Going up was another story.
Rubellite Rough
High quality rubellite rough- huge size and super clear material.
Rough Rubellite huge piece
Sliced material ready to be cut.
Rubellite
Deep red rubellite from Nigeria.
10cts to 25cts stones in various shaped cut.
Nigeria market
Looking for some gems. Ibadan market
Nigeria mines 2014
Filippo Gay in the Nigerian mines Gem hunting.
Nigeria mines 2015
Gem hunting in the Nigerian markets in Ibadan.
Kunzite rough
Rough Kunzite
Kunzite gem
Kunzite is the pink-to-violet variety of the mineral spodumene, and gets its color from manganese. It’s most often found in shades of pale pink, but more vivid colors are possible and it can achieve rare hues of vivid violet to purple.
Filippo Gay
Nothing makes my happier then looking at my stones
Spinel
Burmese Red spinel lot of cabochon.
For the little story; Red spinel is coloured by chromium, the same trace element that colors ruby and emerald.
And most of all distinguishing spinel from ruby gave birth to the modern science of gemology.
Rough spinel
Check out this amazing red piece of rough spinel that wieghs more than 100g !
More then 500g rough peridot
Peridot gemstones have been in use for many thousands of years. The Egyptians called it the “gem of the sun.” Today this gem is still prized for its restful yellowish green hues and long history.
Pearls
The most sort after pearls in the world, Australian South sea Pearls from Broome.