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Redditor u/somnoborium did this digital painting of my husband from a polaroid reference photo.

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This is Ella. She's almost 6 years old now!

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Show me your kitties enjoying the sunshine.

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Ugh.

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Iridescent rutile needles that grew inside a garnet.

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Ella enjoying an evening on our patio

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An Ella belly!

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Oregon sunstone with green core faceted in Cleopatra's Eye.

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This is a super clean Brazilian tourmaline, but it has a tiny second tourmaline growing on the side, so I don't want to have it faceted! My friend called it the remoraline.

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Today's your day. It's all about you.

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Arrangement of African and montana sapphires

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Hard to believe my best friend is about to turn 12 😭

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A tanzanite, before and after heating. Heating to ~500 C causes a redox reaction between titanium and vanadium in the stone, changing the reddish-brown color to deep blue.

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Everyone has been so kind to Ella on other subs, I thought I would try here once more. Here is a professional photo we had taken of her, preparing to completely destroy this feather toy.

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Some pretty garnets from Mahenge, Tanzania. Mahenge garnets are usually reddish purple, but the lighter colors are my favorite!

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Since we've been talking about Jackies, here's mine ❤️

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the Mojave ring by CvB Inspired Design in rose gold, featuring a gray/purple Mozambique spinel faceted by Jim Buday (shinyprecious) with gray diamond accents.

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A giant red garnet set in 14k white gold with a 5 mm, transitional cut diamond (~1920). Pendant by CvB inspired design. My first piece by a major designer and I am so so happy!!!

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Sapphire set in Tempest by CvB Inspired Design

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GIVEAWAY! Guess the identity of the three mystery stones for a chance to take them home! Videos in comments, one entry per correct guess! Entry period closes Tuesday at 5 PM Pacific.

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It's time for a guessing game! Guess the three species of stone shown here for a chance to win a fabulous shiny prize! The entry period will close Wednesday, July 20th at 5 PM Pacific.

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A gem within a gem--a microscopic garnet inclusion that grew inside topaz. Photograph by Nathan Renfro of the GIA. And please answet the poll stickied at the top of the sub!!

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🥂 Please join us for a very shiny celebration, beginning Saturday, June 26th. See you there!

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Picked this up in Tucson today! Meteorite with Olivine.

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Just a casual stack ;) Photo is from a friend, posted with her permission!

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Faceted musgravite with air-filled, tube-shaped inclusions, photographed by GIA. Link to original post in comments.

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Merry early Christmas! To enter for a chance to win this 4.2 gram color shift garnet, please comment your favorite holiday movie. Contest will close tomorrow, 12/25, at 12 PM Pacific.

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MEME CONTEST: It's time to show us your best gem-themed meme! You have until Friday to craft the perfect meme, please see comments for prizes (which are dope) and details!

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An Australian Parti sapphire, cut and photographed by Anna Gilbert. Parti sapphires have distinct color zones, caused by uneven distribution of the trace elements that give the mineral its color as the crystal forms.

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6.75 ct garnet cut by mvmgems, set in a custom pendant designed by Spectrum Award-winning designer Caysie van Bebber of CvB inspired design. Keep an eye out for a special guest appearance by CvB at the beginning of November :)

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This is my cat.

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Meteorite with olivine--found it at the Tucson gem & mineral show! Didn't see any green enough to be peridot, but thought this was still super cool :)

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IT'S TIME. Dig deep and show me your stupidest/funniest memes. Entry period starts NOW and ends Sunday at midnight PST. Details and prizes in comments.

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Small fragments of Brazilian alexandrite in natural and incandescent lighting.

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Astridby CvB Inspired Design in 18k unplated WG, featuring an unheated Sri Lankan ruby cut by Lisa Elser

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Proudly presenting the fanciest piece in my collection: a natural Sri Lankan sapphire (6.2 mm, 1.4 ct) cut by Lisa Elser, set in a platinum/14k RG setting designed by CvB Inspired Design. Natural diamond (precision-cut OECs) and ruby accents.

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The Soleil cigar band by CvB Inspired design. 7mm 14k gold band with orange sapphires and diamonds.

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6 weeks old today. Can't wait until my sister gets to bring this baby home!

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Nimbus by CvB Inspired Design in white gold, featuring a blue topaz cut by Jim Buday (shinyprecious) and a halo of synthetic pink sapphires.

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She looks like this all the time. She is basically zoolander.

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GIVEAWAY! Up for grabs: an 8 x 12 inch, high-quality photo print of this microscopic garnet inclusion inside topaz, taken by Gemologist Nathan Renfro! To enter, tell us something gem-related you'd like to learn more about (see stickied comment for details). Closes 11/07/21 at 12 PM PST.

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An anniversary gift from my husband--a little 0.37 ct diamond set in 14k rose gold with bow pave accents by CvB Inspired Design. Going to wear this in place of my wedding set. I'm so excited!!

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Aquamarine cut by u/shinyprecious in Art Deco setting!

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My friend designed and cut this gemstone (natural red zircon) to celebrate Stephen King's IT! The design is called Le Ballon Rouge.

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Gold ring made with an ametrine in a pixel cut.

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Just picked up this funky tourmaline and not sure how best to wear it...any ideas? 10 x 7 mm

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Just a casual stack ;) Photo is from a friend, posted with her permission!

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From u/shinyprecious: 0.94 unheated carat montana sapphire cut in Voltolini's Crisantemo. 5.7mm. $600 or $500 if purchased with setting! Video in comments.

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Some mahenge garnets hanging out on the windowsill. I know all mahenge are beautiful but the lighter colors are my favorite.

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Took a picture because I thought he looked handsome. Then his nose itched.

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GIVEAWAY! It's time for a check-in! We have two orange zircon, a rhodolite garnet, and two citrine. Each stone is around a gram. To enter for a chance to win a stone, tell us how you're doing today! Entry period will close Sunday at 5 PM Pacific.

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This is Marten. No amount of brushing can tame the glorious floof.

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We found the pad lab sapphire and we cleaned the dealer out. Delighted to announce we now have plenty of this material to go around.

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GIVEAWAY: stony-iron meteorite slice with olivine from the Brahin find in Russia (discovered 1810). To enter, please tell us one interesting outer space fact! Googling is highly encouraged. Winner will be selected by random draw after the entry period closes on Saturday, 2/15/20 at 2pm Pacific.

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Getting ready for the next special event...

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Picked up some giveaway prizes at the Tucson gem&mineral show today. This is my favorite--it's meteorite with olivine, or colloquially--space peridot! Look out for an upcoming contest ^^

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7000 Member Giveaway!!! We haven't checked in in a while, so to enter, tell us how you're doing today! Prizes are an 18 carat highly included mali garnet, a 1.3 ct SI kornerupine and a 2.4 ct SI Umba sapphire. Open until 5PM Pacific Tuesday!

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From u/shinyprecious: 9.6 carat (12.3mm) color-change umba garnet, in a modified version of Brite Apex Star by Tom Schlegel. Pictured in indirect sunlight+led, incandescent and fluorescent lighting.

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A different type of rockhounding: my good friend found these at a gem show today ^^

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Small fragments of Brazilian alexandrite in natural and incandescent lighting.

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u/mvmgems did a little shopping today.

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Ella at the vet today :) xpost from r/aww

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I present to you all the Tourmaline Rainbow 🌈 ! from u/Wolfnasca

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I went to TMS gems today and got to play with some emeralds! Average size 2g. From Ethiopia.

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The many colors of garnets: a selection from u/Wolfnasca's collection!

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SPG Crossword! Complete the SPG crossword for a chance to win an itty bitty pink tourmaline. Entry period ends Monday at 5 PM PST, see comments for details

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My very first stack! From top to bottom, an artemer band (18k YG), a 0.8 ct emerald-cut diamond in 14k WG, and a 3/4 eternity band of padparadscha sapphires (which are impossible to photograph) by CvB :)

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GIVEAWAY: 12 BIRTHSTONE MELEE, ONE PER WINNER. See comments for rules! Entries will close Thurs, Dec. 5th at 9PM Pacific.

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CHARITY AUCTION: 0.76 ct unheated Madagascar sapphire, 5.0mm, cut by Lisa Elser. All proceeds from the auction will go to the NAACP LDF. Bidding starts at $50, and the auction will close Thursday at 5PM Pacific!

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We're about at 2000 subscribers and I'm posting the giveaway early because I DO WHAT I WANT! This one for NEWBIES ONLY! An untreated smokey quartz faceted by u/symmetrygemstones is the prize :D See comments for details! Closes at 5pm Pacific Friday

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Precision cut pink tourmaline set with assistance from u/angrylittlephoenix in 10k white gold with yellow sapphire accents. This is a repost because I accidentally deleted it -__-'

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FUNDRAISER AUCTION #4, a 2.2 carat fried egg yellow unheated montana sapphire with a dead-center orange core. Great candidate for a tablet or rose cut at 7 mm across and 3.5 mm deep. Should cut eye clean. Bidding starts at $40, see comments for details! Auction ends Wed at 5:00 pm Pacific.

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Ella at the vet today! Got her last shots :)

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It's time for another sub fundraiser so we can keep the games going! Coming up this Monday at 5:00pm Pacific, we will be auctioning several orange-core Montana sapphire roughs! They range from 1.1-2.2 carats. See comments for details!

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FUNDRAISER AUCTION #3: A green unheated montana sapphire with an orange core, 1.6 carats, 6.5 mm across and 3.2 mm deep. Bidding starts at $20, see comments for details! Auction ends Wed at 5:00 pm Pacific.

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My friend drew me this awesome picture for my birthday! :D (He gave me permission to post here.)

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Does anyone have the Senreve Maesta? I'm considering it for a work bag but would like to hear more about the leather quality/how heavy it feels as a crossbody/backpack.

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Very special stone on shinyprecious's drop today...6 carat unheated, blue/violet montana sapphire (color shift). Already spoken for, but very excited to see the outcome!

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From left to right: u/angrylittlephoenix, u/shinyprecious, u/mvmgems, u/Seluin, u/Lisa_Elser and u/earlysong. Howdy from Tucson!!

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As someone who loves the Mulberry Bayswater but can't justify the price tag, I was super duper excited to find this bag! The Margot bag from The Republic of Florence. One fifth the price of the Bayswater!

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Auction for Australia Fire and Rescue, Lot 1: Australian topaz, Australian garnet, Australian spinel and Afghan tourmaline. Details in comments. Auction will close at 9:00 Pacific on Wed, 01/29/20

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I am happy to announce that we are bringing home this tiny floof next week! Still trying to decide on a name.

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Marten has an impressive crop of fluffs.

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DO-OVER. I'm sorry you guys, we had a miscommunication. These hyalite opals are in carats, not grams. Which means all the prices are about 20% of what I posted earlier. See comments for bonus picture in hand for a sense of scale.

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FUNDRAISER AUCTION #2: Almost-matched pair, 2 light blue unheated montana sapphires with orange core, 2.8 total carats. Left one is 6.5 mm diameter x 3.2 mm deep and the right is 6.5mm and 2.8 mm deep. Bidding starts at $40, see comments for details! Auction ends Wed at 5:00 pm Pacific.

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The Red Balloon: a brand new design from Arya Akhavan to announce our theme. Reddit gold to the first person who can tell me what our competition is celebrating. Arya will be tuning in Saturday to discuss his design process with us!

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We're nearly at 4000 members! It's giveaway time! See comments for entry rules to win this mining/geology lego kit! :D

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Felt something violently tickle my feet, so I threw back the covers.

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Finished garnet pendant for a reddittor. Posting on behalf of Shinyprecious, who currently has horrible phone signal. If you ever have questions about settings, your lapidary (or I) can help you!

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2.59 carat pink/orange/lavender Afghan tourmaline, cut by Arya Akhavan in his design, Ruination. $259+shipping

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Michelle (u/mvmgems) is in the zone and asked me to show y'all a sneak peak of what she's working on...chonky green tourm on the block!

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Today is my cakeday! And here is my lovely kitty Marten, puzzled as he watches me reddit.

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u/mvmgems personal garnet collection, all cut in original designs

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2000 subscriber giveaway! This one for SUB PURCHASERS ONLY! The prize: two very small rough BLUE GARNETS. See comments for entry rules :D Open until Friday at 5pm Pacific

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Here be my sweet pirate boy, Marrrrrrrten!

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Giveaway! We made you guys a gem trivia crossword! To enter, please upload an image of the crossword with as many answers as you can. Giveaway will close tomorrow, Saturday, at 5pm Pacific time. Check comments to see details :)

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VETERANS DAY AUCTION: 3.5mm(0.2ct) rubellite tourmaline set in sterling silver, size 7. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Soldiers' Angels, an org that provides a variety of services to former and active service members. Bidding starts at $20 and will close Mon, Nov 11, at 5:00pm Pacific.

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My most recent excuse for not getting any work done.

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Walked past this sign yesterday.

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Auction for Australia Fire and Rescue, Lot 2: Australian topaz, Queensland rhodolite garnet, Afghan tourmaline and Australian labradorite/sunstone. Auction will close at 9AM Pacific on Thurs, 1/30/20

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We brought home Ella yesterday. She seems happy here.

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Moissanite ring in yellow gold, classic emerald cut for u/squeezebunny!

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Was going to wait to donate again, but I realized that the stakes are too high to wait-if we don't do everything we can before Tuesday we might not get the chance later-if you can afford to donate today-JOIN ME!!

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Mexican Hyalite opal mini sale! See photos for details on weight and pricing, and comments for a bonus specimen on matrix.

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He likes the fridge :)

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TIL I should stop calling it spessartite garnet...whoops.

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Just friended a fellow corgi owner on facebook, and found this on her profile.

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[In] Got some really nice trades today! But this shiny Maractus is my favorite :)

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My parents got a new cat.

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This is the first time in a while he's sat still long enough for me to get a good picture!

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I present to you my darling pirate cat, Marten! He is my therapy pet and he means the world to me.

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