US$    € EURO    ¥ YEN    £ POUND    CAN$    AUS$    4 specimens selected  -  back to the Galleries GEMS-055 - Apatite (Large and neon) - $ 4500 SOLD Madagascar thumbnail, 26.24 x 17.02 mm ; 33.6 carats This is simply the largest stone of this material that I've ever handled. Apatite is usually found in somber color gems and stones up to 10 carats are not common. This material from Madagascar is most often seen in stones about 1-2 carats in weight, and this stone blows them out of the water. First off, you never see gems with this color from any locality in this size. The intensity of the blue in this gem is as rich and saturated as any neon Apatite I've seen from Madagascar. The color in person has a slight green overtone that does not show up in the photos, but it is still very rich. Secondly, the clarity of this gem is superb as it is only very very slightly included, which is more than forgivable in a stone this size. An amazingly impressive museum quality stone with outstanding color and sheer weight. GEMS-074 - Apatite - $ 90 Madagascar thumbnail, 8.0 x 5.0 mm ; 1.37 carats Madagascar has stood as a source for some of the most attractive blue and green Apatite gems in the world. This stone has a wonderful caribbean blue green” shade which combined with the eye clean clarity and Emerald” cut makes this a very good Apatite gem of this classic material. GEMS-114 - Apatite - $ 150 Durango, Mexico thumbnail, 11.3 x 6.7 mm ; 4.03 carats These are some of the most classic Apatites out there. This material is well known for its unique greenish-yellow color. This stone has an Emerald cut and only very very slight inclusions. These stones truly are a lot less common to find on the market today than they were 10-15 years ago and it seems that the material has "dried up". A great collector’s stone with good size, cutting, clarity and color. TUC10-07 - Apatite - $ 2000 Panasquiera, Portugal miniature, 4.0 x 3.3 x 3.0 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: A most unusual apatite from this once productive locality, with the unusual feature of several layers of concentric growth. This is something you often see from here, in crude form, but seldom so sharply defined, and with such contrasting colors! It looks like it has an eyeball in the middle! The apatite is complete all around, composed of 2 sidecar crystals and the one major crystal . It is far more impressive in person, and is one of the most unique Panasquiera apatites I have seen , in style. This piece hits you with its unusual style, and to me is one of the most sexy minaiture sized apatites I have seen, if not the most pricey