Colorless (Quartz)
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Colorless to pale tint any color.

Note: Generally I do not agree with lowering the price of a faceted stone as it gets larger. But in the case of colorless Quartz, I some times do lower the per/carat cost as a gemstone becomes larger to help off set the difference in cost and the labor. In other words the cost of light faceting material is inexpensive and as a stone gets larger the cost of the gemstone can be lowered to make the purchase price more reasonable and fair.

Colorless (almost colorless to 15% tone)
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large spectacular design. Surprisingly there is a fairly good market for large colorless faceted Quartz. The finished stones can be striking and quite pretty. Many people like them set in jewelry.

So do not make the mistake of thinking colorless Quartz is not worth cutting, because it is.... There is a good market and a faceter cutting larger stones can make some money.

Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Special - As we all know as cutters some times a stone just comes out "special" for what ever reason. On these kinds of stones I basically price how ever I feel like. Because this stone comes under the "special" category I often do not care if I sell the stone or not. So I usually price it high enough that if I do sell it, I get a very good price. Enough to make me say "Oh well..." and sell it. So be aware that some times I just price a stone high because I do not care if I sell it. Ironically these stones usually sell the fastest...

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