Amethyst

	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #219 Design : Asscher Cut Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 2.6 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 8 x 8 x 7 mm Price : $280 AUD Comments : A classic Uruguayan amethyst asscher cut gemstone. There are the beautiful violet/purple/pink colours which this amethyst is famous for. A very lovely gemstone.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #214 Design : Flanders Brilliant Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 5.8 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 11 x 11 x 8 mm Price : $380 AUD Comments : A gorgeous Uruguayan amethyst with deep rich purple/pink and blue tones.


	Stone : Rose de France Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #196 Design : Radiant Emerald Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 5.1 carats Clarity : Very Slightly Included Size : 12 x 9 x 8 mm Price : $300 AUD Comments : A variation on the classic emerald cut which sees a step crown and a radiant pavilion. It is a very effective design and shows off the lovely soft colours of Rose de France amethyst. It is a good size for a pendant or a large ring. There are some inclusions in this gem but nothing that detracts from the overall appearance of the stone. A very nice and bright gem.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #153 Design : Bicentenial Brilliant (Evan Williams) Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 3.06 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 10 x 10 x 6 mm Price : $315 AUD Comments : A fine rich amethyst from Uruguay.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #148 Design : Trouble With Tribbles (J. Rowland / Robert W. Strickland) Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 3.25 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 10.3 x 10.3 x 6.5 mm Price : $340 AUD Comments : A very smart little amethyst which shows the wonderful rich colours that this material from Uruguay is known for. It is eye clean and has an interesting and well placed zone that is clear of colour. Its not huge or anything, rather it's shaped like a "V" and when the gemstone is pointed downwards it looks like a mask with the zone making the eye slits. I think this zone (or rather the orientation of it) will need to be taken into account when setting it. It doesn't really show up in the pictures unfortunately. A very fine gem.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #151 Design : Trouble With Tribbles (J. Rowland / Robert W. Strickland) Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 6.5 carats Clarity : Very Slightly Included Size : 13mm X 13mm X 8mm Price : $380 AUD Comments : If you after after a good large dark amethyst from Uruguay, this is the one for you. This is a nice large stone. It has several small veil inclusions in one corner which are very hard to spot and would mostly likely be hidden by the setting. It is predominately deep blues and purples and violet pink flashes. Overall a very impressive gem.


	Stone : Amethyst Rose de France Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #142 Design : Princess Leia Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 5 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 11mm X 11mm X 7mm Price : $240 AUD Comments : A beautifully water clear Rose de France Amethyst. This material is very bright and clean and cuts a stunning gemstone. The design is one of my own and is based on the traditional "princess" cut and has trimmed corners to enable easier setting. This is a good size for a pendant. The colour is quite soft even for Rose de France.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #100 Design : Amethyst Shield Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 2.7 carats Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included Size : 9mm X 9mm X 7mm Price : $250 AUD Comments : This rich little amethyst has deep colours with strong flashes of violets, blues and reds. This is an exceptional gemstones for those that like richly coloured amethysts.


	Stone : Amethyst Rose de France Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #135 Design : Egyptian Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 8.4 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 12mm X 12mm X 10mm Price : $400 AUD Comments : A nice big asscher cut amethyst of the soft and delicate Rose de France variety. This gem has a wonderful clarity about it and to use an old term, has a "fine water". It is sharply cut and polished and would make a fine addition to anyone's collection.


	Stone : Amethyst Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #46 Design : Amethyst Shield (John Bailey) Origin : Uruguay Treatments : None Weight : 4.84 carats Clarity : Very Slightly Included Size : 11mm X 8.5mm Price : $290 AUD Comments : A very good amethyst ring stone. An interesting trillion design which works well with amethyst and citrine. There is a small veil inclusion just near one corner. It is not visible face up.

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	Stone : Ametrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #22 Design : Smith Bar (Jeff Graham) Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 6.6 carats Clarity : Eye Clean, 5/5 Size : 14.5mm X 9mm X 6.5mm Price : SOLD Comments : This is a beautiful ametrine stone with the colour evenly divided down the middle, with citrine on one end and amethyst on the other. It is cut in a modern design and has good flash and scintillation. It is suitable for any jewelry setting.

Beryl

	Stone : Yellow Beryl Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #150 Design : Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 4.5 carats Clarity : Very Very Slightly Included Size : 10 x 10 x 7.5 mm Price : $400 Comments : A classic asscher cut yellow beryl... nice and light and bright. The "windmill" pattern shows up well. The colour is a pale yellow and is very lovely. There are several tiny pinprick sized platelet-like inclusions otherwise it is eye clean.

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	Stone : Golden Beryl Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #236 Design : Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 4.75 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 10 x 10 x 7.8 mm Price : SOLD Comments : An absolutely gorgeous golden beryl asscher gemstone. This is a fine example of golden beryl with rich golden yellow and caramel tones. A wonderful gemstone!


	Stone : Yellow Beryl Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #136 Design : Egyptian Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 5 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 10mm X 10mm X 8.2mm Price : SOLD Comments : This classic Egyptian asscher cut yellow beryl is a very lovely gemstone indeed. It is the same family that aquamarine and emeralds belong to. Unfortunately I have a hard time photographing yellow... its a devilishly tricky colour to capture... that and pale pink! The pictures look a bit on the dark side and seem to be a bit more golden/brownish then they should be. In person the stone is much more light lemony yellow and brilliant and doesn't have the darker golden browns. I think it picks up these tones from the camera lens... its literally only an inch or two away from the stone and the black of the lens gets picked up in the facet reflections... well, thats my theory anyway. It really is a great stone, light and airy.

Smokey Quartz

	Stone : Smokey Quartz Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #143 Design : Weimar The Second (Fred Van Sant) Origin : O'Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, NQ, Australia Treatments : None Weight : 22 carats Clarity : Very Slightly Included Size : 13 x 26 x 10mm Price : $880 AUD Comments : A big O'Briens Creek smokey quartz with those wonderful characteristic tones. The design is an interesting one and is kind of an elongated octagon and it works very well in this material. There is a very small veil inclusion in one corner but otherwise eye clean. See the original rough stone here.


	Stone : Smokey Quartz Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #146 Design : Mock Check Square (Jeff Graham) Origin : O'Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, NQ, Australia Treatments : None Weight : 12.25 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 14 x 14 x 9.5mm Price : $550 AUD Comments : Here is a monster smokey quartz from O'Briens Creek. It has those delicious "Raw Umber" and "Metalic Bronze" tones that look fantastic in gold. A top gem! See the original rough stone here.

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	Stone : Smokey Quartz Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #137 Design : Mock Check Square (Jeff Graham) Origin : O'Briens Creek, Mt Surprise, NQ, Australia Treatments : None Weight : 8.5 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 12mm X 12mm X 8.5mm Price : SOLD Comments : A very nicely coloured and toned smokey quartz! This is not your average run-of-the-mill irradiated black/grey smokey that you see so much of in the market place... this is the real, natural thing. Smokey quartz can be a very beautiful gemstone when it is cut well and has just the right saturation. I couldn't name exactly what the color tones were so I had a look at the colour charts for "Old Holland" painting oils and figured that the closest matches were "Raw Umber" and "Metalic Bronze". This is an especially nice smokey! It was cut from a piece that I hand dug myself in the hole that I have been working all season. I think this stone would be sensational set in gold! A wonderful smokey like this would make a worthy addition to any collector's brag box... after all, when was the last time you saw a precision cut natural smokey in a modern design?

Carnelian

	Stone : Carnelian Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #126 Design : Tablet One (Doug Menadue) Origin : Brazil Treatments : Heated Weight : 7.6 ct carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 9mm X 15mm X 5mm Price : $280 AUD Comments : A richly coloured tablet of carnelian from Brazil. This would look great with a band of gold around the girdle. An interesting piece that's a little different.

Citrine

	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #217 Design : Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 1.7 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y7 Size : 7 x 7 x 6 mm Price : $220 AUD Comments : A nice lightly coloured asscher cut citrine. This particular combination of colour, stone and cut is fast becoming a classic. The light tones show the "windmill" patterns that the asscher is famous for very nicely. The pics show more brown then what is actually in the gem which is very yellow and bright.


	Stone : Golden Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #211 Design : Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : Heated Weight : 1.7 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y4 Size : 7 x 7 x 6 mm Price : $240 AUD Comments : A very fine asscher cut citrine. The gem has rich golden tones and looks devine. The pics show alot more caramel and brown then what is actually there... my camera has troubles with yellow tones. A very fine gem.


	Stone : Rio-Grande Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #190 Design : All-Seeing Eye (John Bailey) Origin : Brazil Treatments : Heated Weight : 10.7 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y2 Size : 14 x 14 x 12.5 mm Price : $640 AUD Comments : This is one for the collectors. The design is based on the "All Seeing Eye" which is usually portrayed as an eye inside a triangle, often shown with radiating beams of light. I had a tough time trying to capture the eye effect but just couldn't seem to get it right. In one of the photos you can make out a darkish eye shape... the dark is due to reflection of the camera lens. In person it is fantastic with bright flashing rays of light around the eye. The design itself is quite a challenging one to cut and requires alot of patience and precision to get the eye and iris just right. A very different and unique gem.


	Stone : Rio-Grande Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2010 Item : #188 Design : Frosted Hexagram (Doug Menadue) Origin : Brazil Treatments : Heated Weight : 4.6 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y2 Size : 11 x 11 x 7.5 mm Price : $280 AUD Comments : There are some very beautiful rich golden amber tones in this gem. It has eye catching effects and the frosted hexagram on the crown makes it a very unique piece.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #154 Design : Bicentenial Brilliant (Evan Williams) Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 4.03 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y5 Size : 11 x 11 x 7.5 mm Price : $280 AUD Comments : A fine citrine cut in a very brilliant design.


	Stone : Rio Grande Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #145 Design : Brilliant Pear Origin : Brazil Treatments : Heated Weight : 6.85 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y2 Size : 13 x 15 x 8.5 mm Price : $400 AUD Comments : Simply an exceptional gemstone! This is top quality rio-grande citrine and the colour is devine. It is a large stone and eye clean... and would be absolutely dynamite set in gold.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #152 Design : Honeycomb Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 6.88 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y5 Size : 12 x 12 x 9 mm Price : $360 AUD Comments : This is a pretty groovey gemstone. The design is one of Fred Van Sant's original designs and is rarely seen cut. The design creates a honeycomb effect and suits the bright yellow golden colours of this citrine... afterall, when you think of fresh honeycomb what colour do you think of first? The pictures are more brown and caramel then the stone actually is... it is a bright and flashy yellow gold. I can see this stone as part of a matched suite : earrings, pendant and a ring.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #139 Design : Egyptian Asscher Cut Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 2.75 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Colour : Y7 Size : 8mm Price : $240 AUD Comments : A beautiful yellow citrine cut in the egyptian asscher design. Nice and sharp zig-zag geometrics showing and good flash. A very delightful gemstone!


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2009 Item : #128 Design : Mock Check Square (Jeff Graham) Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 2.6 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 8mm Price : $220 AUD Comments : I luv citrine! Its that golden colour that gets me. Anyone who says "Oh, its just quartz.", obviously hasn't seen a fine handcut citrine, especially one cut in this modern, flashy design. Each and every stone has its own beauty and personality and should be appreciated accordingly. This gem is a sweet little stunner and reminds me of a bubble-bee. :-)


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #44 Design : Rainbow (a barion oval style, Jeff Graham) Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 5.1 carats Clarity : Eye Clean Size : 13.5mm X 10mm X 7.5mm Price : $220 AUD Comments : A wonderful, golden citrine cut in an oval design with good body. It has a beautiful flashiness about it and it very alive and sparkly. The colours are a lovely golden yellow, not the lemon yellow or often overly saturated whiskey colour. It is a perfect size for a ring and would really show up well. The gemstone is eye clean with no visible flaws or inclusions. There is some colour zoning but the colours mix nicely and are not overly saturated when viewing the stone from the face up. The finish on this stone is superb and the polish is mirror like. A very pleasing gem. See this gemstone being cut.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #12 Design : Acorn (Doug Menadue) Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 7.47 carats Clarity : Very Slightly Included Size : 11.5mm X 10mm Price : $270 AUD Comments : This gemstone has a nice golden colour with a touch of smokey about it. There is good flash. As the name suggests it has a shape much like an acorn. It was designed as a ring stone and will require a custom seting made for it due to the depth and overall shape of the stone. There is a small feather veil inclusion.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #29 Design : Round Brilliant Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 4.41 carats Clarity : Slightly Included Size : 11mm X 8mm Price : $160 AUD Comments : A nice citrine in a standard round brilliant design. It would make quite a beautiful ring. There is some slight veiling inside.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #55 Design : Hor-I-Zon Origin : Brazil Treatments : None Weight : 5 carats Clarity : Slightly Included Size : 12.5mm X 12.5mm X 8mm Price : $180 AUD Comments : A nice citrine cut in a fan variation. Its quite an unusual design and quite intriging and interesting. It would make for a very different and imaginative pendant. There is some slight veiling inside.


	Stone : Citrine Cut By : Doug Menadue, 2008 Item : #15 Design : Three Wise Men (Variation) (Jeff Graham) Origin : Brazil Treatments : Natural Weight : carats Clarity : Eye Clean, 5/5 Size : Price : NOT FOR SALE Comments : This unusually cut gemstone came about because I couldn't bring myself to grind away all that beautiful crystal I was cutting. When it came time to cut the crown there happened to be alot of nice clear stone remaining and I found myself relucant to cut it away. It was lovely clean, clear, golden citrine and the gemstone was telling me it wanted to be different to the design I was cutting. So what I did in keeping with the "5" sided nature of the design was to lengthen the girdle so that the rectangle facet was in the "phi" ratio, in this case 8mm X 5mm and thus managed to preserve the glorious crystal. This gem is one of my favourites and isn't for sale, only show. It has a significance for me in that it represented the first time that a stone really felt like it wanted to express itself and I had to make a conscious choice to let it be what it wanted to be or enforce what I wanted it to be. I'm happy to say that in the end the gemstone won.