Ametrine Quartz - $1.50/ct by parcel
Locality: Bolivia, South America

This is nice material, it has been sawed clean but the color zones vary and will need to be orientated on some of this material. Some color zones are in the middle but a lot of them are 1/3 or even 1/4 so they will need to be orientated.

Try cutting these in my checkerboards designs and "Money Cuts". I often orientate the the colors (zones) so that the split is diagonal to the designs or lengthwise on a bar cut, it makes neat stones and the rough is very reasonably priced. Sizes range from slightly over 5 carats to 40 carats rough, average is probably 10 to 20 carats, color zones are random. Parcel weights will vary a little depending on the stones.

Currently Available:
50 carats (10 grams) parcels @ $75.00
250 carats (50 grams) parcels @ $312.50

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Ametrine Quartz - $0.20 to $.25/ct by parcel
Locality: Bolivia, South America

This is nice material for the person who likes to cut Quartz. The color and sizes are mixed, from light to medium color, and 1-10+ (a few, average 3-5 grams) grams in size. Some pieces will cut nice Ametrine, and some will cut Citrine or Amethyst, depending on how you go. Pictured, is a piece of Amethyst form this lot in my "SweetHeart". It has all been clipped, however there are spots and/or veils that will need to be worked out.

This is actually pretty good practice for a new cutter, the material is not expensive and there are good stones in this material, but you will need to identify and read the material to work them out. I would suggest that you get a bottle of Refractol and start getting some hands on learning experience, there is no substitute for actually cleaning rough material yourself. Parcels poured out of the bag, it's pot luck on what you get....

Currently Available:
1 each 293.5.5 carats @ $73.37 - 10 stones
1 each 389.5 carats @ $97.37 - 9 stones
1 each 353.5 carats @ $88.37 - 8 stones
1 each 383.0 carats @ $95.75 - 10 stones

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E-mail to inquire or order: jeff @ faceters.com or jeff @ cabbers.com