Scapolite
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Pale to colorless yellow, yellow, purple to rose.

Note: Most all purple Scapolite is irradiated for the color. There is no real price difference between purple and yellow mainly because Scapolite has no real commercial value and cut stones are priced one rough costs and labor more than any thing else.

Note2: For large stones, say over 6 carats clean I would price in the upper part of the price range.

Pale (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light yellow or purple.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large stones and nice designs.
Pricing - I generally price this material $35/ct to $65/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light (15% tone to 30%) - Light saturation yellow to purple.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large design.
Pricing - I generally price this material $45/ct to $80/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light/Medium (30% tone to 45%) - Light/medium saturation yellow to purple.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in what ever the rough needs and typically use unique designs
Pricing - I generally price this material $75/ct to $120/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium (45% tone to 65%) - Medium saturation yellow to purple.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in what ever the rough will cut and typically use unique designs. This is the best color range
Pricing - I generally price this material $90/ct to $160/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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