Treated (Quartz)
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Green (Prosaolite), lemon, Oro Verde, et...

Note: Generally I do not agree with lowering the price of a faceted stone as it gets larger. But in the case of 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 or treated Quartz 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.

Treated (almost colorless to 95% tone)
Comments - This material actually can be sellable, especially when cut into a large spectacular design. Surprisingly there is a fairly good market for large faceted Quartz, especially in the green (Prosaolite), and bright lemon colors.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/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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