Assorted Breakout Gem Vials Mix of Natural, Lab, Glass Gems
Assorted Breakout Gem Vials Mix of Natural, Lab, Glass Gems
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These are glass vials of 'breakout' gems which I bought from a retired jeweler who had a sideline doing cash for gold. When they melt down jewelry they remove the stones first, and breakout is all the stones that are left. Typically jewelers will pull out obvious diamonds and any stones that look valuable to them, but frankly it's time-consuming to sort them and requires equipment and knowledge a lot of jewelers don't have. I actually do have the right equipment but just don't have the time for it anymore.
Note a few of these had been semi-sorted by the jeweler but from what I can tell he got a lot of it wrong and I've mostly mixed it all back together.
They all have a mix of lab and natural stones and beads. From doing small spot checks I've seen natural rubies and emeralds, blue zircons, even an oddball andalusite.
A small vial contains about 25ct of stones, a large one is about 65. The large jars have larger stones because of the size of the neck.
Note I have soaked these in isopropyl alcohol and rinsed them but they may need more cleaning before use in crafts or jewelry.
