 Chrysoberyl, 17.51 cts |
 Chrysoberyl, 4.8 cts |
 Kunzite, 51.33 cts, Brazil |
 Kunzite, 10.94 cts, Brazil |
 Zircon, 12.91 cts |
 Amethyst, 98.4 cts, Zambia |
 Apatite, 2.5 cts |
 Benitoite,1.11 cts, USA |
 Orthoclase, 39.2 cts |
 Moonstone, 17.0 cts |
 Opal, 29.11 cts, Brazil |
 Opal, 6.0 cts, Mexico |
 Sinhalite, 28.19, Sri Lanka |
In addition to the mineral types listed in the site, the Harrison Saunders Collection includes many other beautiful gems that are outstanding for their color, cut and clarity. Members of the Feldspar mineral group include a beautiful yellow Orthoclase and Sunstones in a variety of bright, “sunny” colors. (Sunstones have their own page on the site.) Thought by the Romans to be formed out of moonlight, ghostly Moonstone cabochons have a shimmering, translucent glow caused by the union of two types of feldspar with different refraction indexes. Fine moonstones with the good color and dramatic sheen found in this collection are very rare.
One of the most prized gemstones of Victorian and Edwardian England, the yellow and yellow-green Chrysoberyl is among the most brilliant of gemstones. It is surpassed in hardness only by diamonds and corundum (sapphires and rubies). The Saunders Collection features a lovely range of yellow, gold and greenish gold gems, as well as an eye-catching cat’s eye cabochon.
Also to be found are exceptionally beautiful Kunzites, rare and lovely Opals and several lush purple Amethysts of fine size and cut. A dazzling blue (and very rare) Benitoite, the recently established state gem of California, has a fiery dispersion level equal to a diamond.
Chrysoberyl (7) |