Beyond the Four
Diamond, emerald, ruby, and sapphire are only the beginning.
Rare Gemstones
Some of the rarest gemstones in the world fall outside the celebrated four — a Paraíba tourmaline with its electric, almost impossible blue, a fine spinel once prized as ruby by kings, an opal whose colors never repeat the same pattern twice, exceptional South Sea pearls produced by only a fraction of oysters.
These are not gemstones kept in inventory. They are discoveries — sourced through trusted networks, often seen only briefly before disappearing into private collections.
Every commission begins with an extraordinary gemstone or a vision worthy of one.
Paraíba Tourmaline
Discovered in Brazil in 1989; a neon blue-green unlike any other tourmaline. The color comes from copper. The supply is small, the demand is not.
Tanzanite
Found in one place on earth — at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. A blue-violet that shifts with the light, and a gemstone that will not be mined forever.
Opal
Writers have compared opal's color to volcanoes, galaxies, and fireworks. The Romans called it opalus — "precious gemstone." Internal structure refracts light into a play of color, each opal a one-of-one optical event. We work primarily in Australian black opal, with Ethiopian Welo as a contemporary alternative.
Alexandrite
Green in daylight, red in incandescent light. A color-change phenomenon caused by chromium. Russian-origin alexandrite is the historical reference; modern sources include Brazil and Sri Lanka.
Spinel
Once mistaken for ruby — including in the British Crown Jewels. A gemstone with its own identity now: vivid reds, hot pinks, and cobalt blues, often with greater clarity than its corundum cousin.
Garnet & Aquamarine
Garnet runs from tsavorite green to spessartine orange to rhodolite rose; aquamarine from pale sky to deep Santa Maria blue. Gemstones we love for the breadth of their character.
Akoya & South Sea Pearls
Akoya pearls — cultivated in Japanese coastal waters — carry a sharper, cooler luster and a tighter size range. The classic strand pearl. South Sea pearls from Australia and the Philippines are the largest of all cultured pearls, in white and golden tones with a deep, slow luster.
Tahitian Pearls
Cultivated in French Polynesia from the black-lipped oyster. Silver, peacock, aubergine, deep green — the only cultured saltwater pearl that is dark by nature rather than by dye. A counterpoint to the white strand.
Brought in for You
Rare colored gemstones are sourced individually. Tell us the gemstone, the color, the carat range — or just the feeling — and we will begin the search and bring gemstones in for you to view in our Southlake showroom.
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