Star gems are caused by fine needle or hollow tube inclusion that are orientated along either a three fold axis (6 ray stars) or two fold axis (4 ray stars). Natural star gems suffer from being compared to the synthetic Linde star gems commonly found in jewelry which display perfect, 6 ray stars. In nature, perfection is rare and thus the perfect star is equally rare.
17879 Almandite Garnet Star (4 ray)
Md Dk Brownish Red, 18.28 cts oval cabochon measuring 17.7×13.2×7.4 mm, translucent, from Madagascar. This gem displays a strong 4 ray star. Fans of the Idaho star garnets claim incorrectly that Idaho is the only location that produces star garnets while in fact they are also found in Madagascar, India, as well as a few other locations throughout the world.
Priced at $10/carat or $182/80/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
18031 Aquamarine Star (6 rays),
Md Dk Grayish Blue, 7.76 cts oval cabochon measuring 12.1×11.4×7.8 mm, lt incl, from Tanzania. This gem displays a rare 6 rare star for an aquamarine.
Priced at $60/carat or $465.60/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
16275 Aquamarine Star (4 ray),
Md Dk Gray, 6.23 cts oval cabochon measuring 11.4×9.6×7.7 mm, mod incl, from Tanzania. This gem is colored by its inclusions. It displays a 4 ray star.
Priced at $20/carat or $124.60/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
17641 Iolite Star (4 ray)
Dk Blue, 4.69 cts oval cabochon measuring 10.0×7.9×7.9 mm, lt incl, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays more of what is referred to as a “moon star” that is very visible, however, it requires a very intense light source from a distance away to see the 4 ray star.
Priced at $25/carat or $117.50/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
11862 Quartz Star,
V Lt Brown, 6.99 cts round cabochon measuring 11.7×11.2×7.6 mm, lt incl, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays a strong 6 ray star for a quartz.
Priced at $8/carat or $55.92/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
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9634 Ruby Star,
Md Dk Pinkish Red, 6.40 cts oval cabochon measuring 10.1×9.3×6.2 mm, eye clean, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays a strong 6 ray star on a semitransparent body.
Priced at $900/carat or $5,760.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
11158 Sapphire Star,
Dk Blue, 6.14 cts oval cabochon cut measuring 9.2×8.0x7.9 mm, eye clean, from Sri Lanka. This is an exceptional star sapphire of deep blue color and a strong 6 ray star. Normally this gem would have been heated to produce an exceptional faceted gem, however, our source knew we were looking for a top quality star sapphire and they provided us with this gem.
Priced at $1,500/carat or $9,210.00/gem
Added 3/10/22
12/23
6332 Sapphire Star,
Dk Purplish Blue, 6.79 cts round cabochon measuring 9.8×9.7×7.1 mm, eye clean, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays a very strong 6 ray star with only minor surface blemished.
Priced at $600/carat or $4,074.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
15131 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Purplish Blue, 4.40 cts oval cabochon measuring 8.1×7.4×6.3 mm, eye clean, from Sri Lanka. An exceptional star gem with a strong and well defined 6 ray star. The perfect ring gem!
Priced at $500/carat or $2,200.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
11729 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Purplish Blue, 4.33 cts oval cabochon measuring 8.5×7.4×6.5 mm, v lt incl, from Sri Lanka. This gem has particularly intense body color with a thin but very distinct 6 ray star.
Priced at $400/carat or $1,732.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
13674 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Blue, 3.62 cts oval cabochon measuring 9.6×8.1×4.8 mm, v lt incl, from Sri Lanka. A fine blue star sapphire with a 6 ray star.
Priced at $400/carat or $1,448.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
19213 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Pinkish Purple, 3.25 cts oval cabochon cut measuring 8.6×7.7×4.9 mm, v lt incl, from Sri Lanka. A very fine, transparent star sapphire with a strong 6 ray star in an excellent size for a ring setting.
Priced at $300/carat or $975.00/gem
Added 1/22
12/23
11860 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Purplish Blue, 2.54 cts oval cabochon measuring 7.9×6.8×5.5 mm, v lt incl, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays a color shift from blue to purplish blue and a strong 6 ray star as well.
Priced at $300/carat or $712.00/gem
Added 3/13/22
12/23
14552 Sapphire Star,
Dk Blue, 2.89 cts round cabochon measuring 7.9×7.8×4.2 mm, translucent, from Burma. A solid, dark blue cabochon that displays a 6 ray star.
Priced at $200/carat or $578.00/gem
Added 3/17/22
12/23
9560 Sapphire Star,
Lt Bluish Gray, 12.66 cts oval cabochon measuring 13.0×11.2×8.0 mm, translucent, from Sri Lanka. This gem displays a strong and even 6 ray star.
Priced at $50/carat or $633.00/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
13099 Sapphire Star,
Lt Bluish Gray, 12.11 cts oval cabochon measuring 13.9×11.0x7.8 mm, translucent, from Sri Lanka. Another fine gray star sapphire with a strong 6 ray star.
Priced at $50/carat or $605.50/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
10355 Sapphire Star,
Md Gray, 7.35 cts oval cabochon measuring 12.2×9.5×6.3 mm, semitransparent, from Sri Lanka. An inexpensive, sapphire star with a strong 6 ray star.
Priced at $50/carat or $367.50/gem
Added 3/13/22
12/23
15626 Sapphire Star,
Md Purplish Red, 1.74 cts oval cabochon measuring 7.4×6.1×3.5 mm, lt incl, from Sri Lanka. A transparent star gem with a strong 6 ray star.
Priced at $90/carat or $156.60/gem
Added 3/17/22
12/23
12011 Sapphire Star,
Md Dk Pink, 1.06 cts oval cabochon measuring 6.4×4.5×3.3 mm, v lt incl, from Sri Lanka. A carat size star sapphire with a strong 6 rare star.
Priced at $90/carat or $95.40/gem
Added 3/20/22
12/23
16320 Sapphire Star,
Black, 7.09 cts oval cabochon cut measuring 11.7×8.3×6.2 mm, translucent, from Thailand. Balck star sapphires are a very popular man’s ring gem some years ago. This is a reasonably price star sapphire for today’s silver jewelry settings.
Priced at $20/carat or $141.80/gem
Added 1/22
12/23
10859 Spinel Star,
Dk Purplish Gray, 30.43 cts oval cabochon measuring 20.1×14.4×10.8 mm, opaque, from Sri Lanka. This is an unusually large gem for a star spinel. The star is 6 rays with good strength. The body color is typical for star spinels from Sri Lanka.
Priced at $40/carat or $1,217.20/gem
Added 1/22
12/23