Fun Photo Gallery
Looking at Rough Sapphire
Looking at Sapphire rough, under a mango tree, near the mine site in Nigeria
Visiting with the Miners
At 40' down in the Sapphire mine, it is a different world.
Sapphire Mine in Nigeria
Making new friends in the mine.
Looking at rough Tourmaline along the roadside.
Many deals are made along the road, as in the case of this bright green Tourmaline I found in rural Nigeria.
Looking at rough in Abuja, Nigeria
This was day 1, just before we left the capital city of Abuja to head out to the mining areas.
A Group of Tourmaline
An Interesting group of rough Tourmaline presented to me along the roadside, near one of the mines
Rough Aquamarine
I bought this parcel of richly saturated Nigerian, Aquamarine.
Morganite Rough
Fine Quality, Nigerian, Morganite
Northern Madagascar
Buying Sapphire Rough in Madagascar.
Zircon in Cambodia
Analyzing the Rough in Cambodia
Cambodian Zircon Mine
I was presented with some rough stones deep in the mine.
Tanzanite Mine
The view at 1000 ft. down at the bottom of a Tanzanite is very interesting.
Tsavorite Mine
Talking with the miner at 300 ft. down. He was a real comedian!
Tsavorite Miners
Hangin' with the Tsavorite Miners in Tanzania
Tourmaline
Two Tanzanian Tourmaline, preformed and ready for the final cut and polish
Peach Tourmaline
Gorgeous mix of Rough Tourmaline from Nigeria
Sapphire Mine
Visiting the Sapphire mine in northern Nigeria.
Bi-color Tourmaline
Spectacular Tourmaline from Northern Nigeria
Fun Mix of Gems
Stunning Zircon, Sapphire, Ruby and Tourmaline
