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Sunstone Rough

Sunstone Rough

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Preparing for the Mining Season

PANA Mine Base Camp

Robin Callahan and Ales Krivanek at PANA Mine

Large Pile of Concentrate

Ales Krivanek, PANA Mine Digging

2.90 ct Demantoid with textbook perfect horsetail inclusions, faceted by Nolan Sponsler, Masterpiece Collective, USA, from the rough I sourced in summer 2020

25 ct Malkhan Tourmaline, Russia in Absolutely Incredible Color and Perfect Clarity

Blue Moldavite, the only one single piece in existence, found in 2000s at Moravske Budejovice locality. One of the world's most valuable gems.

Demantoid mining at the Ural Mountains, Russia

Donkey express, Malawi. Gotta love these little stubborn animals.

Eastern Africa is one of the greatest destinations when it comes to gems

Enormous 400 g piece of natural untreated electric blue Topaz coming out of one single location in the world, the famous Saint Anne's mine in Zimbabwe

Feeling lucky today? Welcome to reception!

Having fun at the Tourmaline mine, Africa 2019

Huge approx. 400 ct piece of Moravian Moldavite. Most people are not even aware of existence of Moravian Moldavite.

Hunting for Moldavite in my old home country of Czech Republic

Hunting for new Tourmaline deposits in Africa

Largest cab of highest quality Black Leopard Opal, Mexico. Faceted by Ravenstein Gem Co.

Lilongwe, Malawi 2019

Mining of the rarest natural electric blue Topaz at Saint Anne's, Zimbabwe

Moldavite was a first gem that I mined with my own hands, at the age of 14

My friend Ron, owner of Saint Anne's mine producing the very rarest electric blue Topaz in the world

My friends in Malawi

PANA Mine was discovered in 2011 continuous producing the very rarest, most valuable pieces of Oregon Sunstone, especially the famous green, blue teal, dichroic and most importantly the "mystique" multicolor

Ravenstein Gem Co LLC booth at 22nd Street Show, booth A23, February 2020

Ron Hanhart of Saint Anne's mine and I at the Tucson gem show 2020

Saint Anne's mine, Zimbabwe, producing the rarest most valued natural untreated electric blue Topaz

Zambian Tourmaline