Natural Umba Sapphires - $8 to $50/carat
Locality: Tanzania, Africa

 

This Sapphire is unheated and it is decent sized, these are natural colors and Umba tends to look a little different color when cut.

Currently Available:
1 each 2.64 carats - $79.20 pink/yellow, best cut rectangle - 5.5mm x 9.3mm x 4.3mm deep

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Tanzania Sapphires - $60 to $300/carat
Locality: Tanzania, Africa

 

This Sapphire is unheated and it is usually not large in size (3-6cts is fairly large), as most of this material is under 2 cts. This old material from the Songea area... The colors range quite a bit depending on the light they are viewed in, they are not quite color change (at least I would not say so for most of them), but there are some very strong color shifts in this rough..

There are reds that some people call Ruby, but in my experience, when they are cut the color, while red, usually has too many other colors (or shift, usually blue/green, heating can sometimes take this out) in it to be called Ruby.

I just call it "Fancy Sapphire" and most of the jewelers I do business with are quite happy with this material. It needs some orientation for the color you want, and expect some mixing, it cuts well in most Brilliant designs.

Currently Available:
1 each 2.96 carats - $177.60 blue/green, best cut oval/rect - 6.3mm x 9mm x 4.6mm deep
1 each 2.88 carats - $172.80 blue/green, best cut oval/rect - 6mm x 8mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 4.17 carats - $417.00 blue/green, best cut pear/drop - 7.2mm x 10.4mm x 7.2mm deep
1 each 3.50 carats - $350.00 blue/green, best cut pear - 7.2mm x 9.5mm x 4.3mm deep
1 each 2.34 carats - $149.40 green/blue/yellow, best cut round - 6.1mm x 6.7mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 2.62 carats - $262.00 blue/yellow/green, best cut "Brilliant Pear" - 6.2mm x 7.5mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 2.35 carats - $141.00 blue/green, best cut oval/rect - 5.5mm x 5.9mm x 6mm deep
1 each 2.33 carats - $233.00 nice blue/yellow, best cut oval/rect - 5.5mm x 7.7mm x 4.4mm deep
1 each 4.24 carats - $848.00 nice blue/green, best cut pear - 9.2mm x 10.1mm x 5.6mm deep
1 each 3.0 carats - $180.00 blue/yellow/grn, best cut round - 6.5mm x 6.7mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 3.25 carats - $650.00 blue/green, best cut cushion/oval - 6.5mm x 7.8mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 1.22 carats - $366.00 red (Ruby), best cut cushion - 4.9mm x 5.5mm x 4.2mm deep
1 each 2.64 carats - $660.00 red/pruple, best cut pear/oval - 6.8mm x 7.3mm x 6mm deep
1 each 2.66 carats - $266.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 6mm x 9.6mm x 4.5mm deep
1 each 2.45 carats - $367.50 blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.7mm x 8.6mm x 4.1mm deep
1 each 3.08 carats - $616.00 color change blue/green/pink/red, best cut pear - 7mm x 8.5mm x 6mm deep
1 each 2.68 carats - $268.00 blue/green/yellow, best cut pear - 5.9mm x 8.8mm x 5.5mm deep
1 each 3.10 carats - $620.00 blue, best cut cushion - 6.6mm x 9.6mm x 4.6mm deep
1 each 2.92 carats - $584.00 color change red/pink/blue/green, best cut cushion - 7.9mm x 8.4mm x 9mm deep
1 each 2.86 carats - $286.00 blue/green/yellow, best cut cushion - 6.4mm x 9.4mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.70 carats - $270.00 yellow/blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.7mm x 7mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.46 carats - $692.00 yellow/blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.2mm x 8mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 1.92 carats - $576.00 purple/red, best cut cushion - 5.9mm x 7.3mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.08 carats - $208.00 yellow/blue/green, best cut cushion - 6mm x 7mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.22 carats - $444.00 red/purple, best cut rillion - 6.8mm x 7.7mm x 4.3mm deep
1 each 2.33 carats - $466.00 red/purple, best cut oval - 7mm x 8mm x 4.2mm deep
1 each 2.58 carats - $258.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 7.1mm x 7mm x 5.3mm deep
1 each 4.05 carats - $810.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.6mm x 9mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 3.10 carats - $310.00 teal, best cut cushion - 7mm x 9mm x 4.8mm deep
1 each 2.56 carats - $256.00 light green, best cut cushion - 5.8mm x 8.6mm x 4.6mm deep
1 each 3.34 carats - $501.00 blue/green, best cut pear - 6.7mm x 9.4mm x 5.4mm deep
1 each 2.14 carats - $428.00 color change red/purple, best cut cushion - 6.6mm x 7.2mm x 4.5mm deep
1 each 2.72 carats - $408.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 7.2mm x 7.5mm x 5mm deep
1 each 3.66 carats - $549.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 8.2mm x 9.1mm x 5.9mm deep
1 each 3.28 carats - $328.00 yellow/green, best cut oval - 6.7mm x 8mm x 6.7mm deep
1 each 3.20 carats - $320.00 blue, best cut oval - 7.8mm x 8.3mm x 6.2mm deep
1 each 2.25 carats - $168.75 teal (carbon spot), best cut pear - 6.2mm x 7.8mm x 6mm deep
1 each 4.33 carats - $433.00 light blue (couple carbon spots), best cut cushion - 7.3mm x 10.5mm x 6mm deep
1 each 2.90 carats - $290.00 light green (carbon spot), best cut cushion - 6.2mm x 7.5mm x 6mm deep
1 each 2.72 carats - $408.00 color change purple/pink/blue, best cut cushion - 6mm x 7.1mm x 5.8mm deep
1 each 5.13 carats - $759.60 purple/blue, best cut cushion - 9.3mm x 11.7mm x 4.9mm deep
1 each 5.42 carats - $813.00 light green, best cut cushion - 7.7mm x 9mm x 6.9mm deep
1 each 3.38 carats - $676.00 red/purple, best cut cushion/trillion - 8mm x 7.8mm x 6.1mm deep
1 each 2.45 carats - $245.00 light teal, best cut cushion - 6.3mm x 8.6mm x 4mm deep
1 each 2.92 carats - $292.00 blue/green, best cut cushion/pear - 7mm x 10.8mm x 4.1mm deep
1 each 2.56 carats - $256.00 light teal, best cut cushion - 7.5mm x 8.3mm x 4.2mm deep
1 each 2.38 carats - $238.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.7mm x 7.3mm x 5mm deep
1 each 2.85 carats - $427.50 blue/green, best cut cushion - 6.7mm x 10.7mm x 3.8.9mm deep
1 each 4.05 carats - $810.00 color/change red/purple/blue/green, best cut oval - 7.9mm x 8.8mm x 5.7mm deep
1 each 3.14 carats - $314.00 blue/green, best cut oval - 7.3mm x 10.2mm x 4.8mm deep
1 each 2.04 carats - $408.00 pink/purple, best cut cushion - 7mm x 6.2mm x 3.8mm deep
1 each 2.42 carats - $242.00 yellow/green, best cut trillion - 7.5mm x 8.3mm x 4mm deep
1 each 4.14 carats - $828.00 color change purple/red/blue/green, best cut cushion - 7.3mm x 9mm x 6mm deep
1 each 3.36 carats - $672.00 blue/green, best cut cushion - 7.4mm x 8.3mm x 6.3mm deep
1 each 4.15 carats - $828.00 color change purple/red/blue/green, best cut trillion - 8mm x 9mm x 5.1mm deep

Rough Index

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