GIA's Gübelin Gem Project: Various Gems, Taaffeite - Zoisite


Dr. E. J. Gübelin Collection Taaffeite
Taaffeite
Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA, courtesy Dr. E. J. Gübelin Collection
GIA Collection 34186

Among the collection assembled by Dr. Edward Gübelin are a number of uncommon gemstones from many worldwide localities. Documents, like the ones below, present information on gemstones that range from occasional use in jewelry to those that are quite rare and seldom faceted because of the lack of suitable starting material.

 
 
34665
6.23 ct Taaffeite from Myanmar

6.23 ct Taaffeite
Myanmar (PDF)

 
34186
1.23 ct Taaffeite from Sri Lanka

1.23 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34188
2.26 ct Taaffeite from Sri Lanka

2.26 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34196
3.23 ct Taaffeite from Sri Lanka

3.23 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34933
Gubelin Taaffeite 34933 150x113

5.32 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34183
11.23 ct Taaffeite from Sri Lanka

11.23 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34931
Gubelin Taaffeite 34931 150x113

11.23 ct Taaffeite
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
34298
4.18 Titanite – Sphene from Brazil

4.18 ct Titanite
Brazil (PDF)

 
34021
2.86 Titanite – Sphene from India

2.86 ct Titanite
India (PDF)

 
34219
IMG - Gubelin Titanite (Sphene) 34219 150x133

3.26 ct Titanite
India (PDF)

 
34332
20.86 Titanite – Sphene from India

20.86 ct Titanite
India (PDF)

 
34376
5.83 ct Titanite from Kenya

5.83 ct Titanite
Kenya (PDF)

 
34430
IMG - Gubelin Titanite (Sphene) 34430 150x133

7.87 ct Titanite
Madagascar (PDF)

 
34431
13.00 Titanite – Sphene from Madagascar

13.00 ct Titanite
Madagascar (PDF)

 
35538
0.84 ct Titanite from Mexico

0.84 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
35535
1.26 Titanite – Sphene from Mexico

1.26 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34208
IMG - Gubelin Titanite (Sphene) 34208 150x133

4.13 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34228
Gubelin Titanite (Sphene) 34228 150x113

6.96 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34216
7.85 ct Titanite from Mexico

7.85 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34206
8.18 ct Titanite from Mexico

8.18 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34221
Gubelin Titanite (Sphene) 34221 150x113

10.00 ct Titanite
Mexico (PDF)

 
34226
3.11 ct Titanite from Pakistan

3.11 ct Titanite
Pakistan (PDF)

 
34980
2.61 ct Titanite from Switzerland

2.61 ct Titanite
Switzerland (PDF)

 
33580
IMG - Gubelin Topaz 33580 150x133

5.11 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33566
Gubelin Topaz 33566 150x113

7.50 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33563
Gubelin Topaz 33563 150x113

9.36 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33568
IMG - Gubelin Topaz 33568 150x133

13.00 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33572
Gubelin Topaz 33572 150x113

14.33 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
34304
Gubelin Topaz 34304 150x113

14.48 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
34303
34303 17.07 ct Topaz from Brazil

17.07 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33551
19.84 ct Topaz from Brazil 150x113

19.84 ct Topaz
Brazil (PDF)

 
33584
18.41 ct Topaz from Pakistan

18.41 ct Topaz
Pakistan (PDF)

 
33552
14.32 ct Topaz from Russia

14.32 ct Topaz
Russia (PDF)

 
34944
21.02 ct Topaz from Sri Lanka

21.02 ct Topaz
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
33547
Gubelin Topaz 33547 150x113

21.84 ct Topaz
Sri Lanka (PDF)

 
35244
35244 8.71 ct Willemite from United States

8.71 ct Willemite
The United States (PDF)

 
33556
33556 20.66 ct Topaz from United States

20.66 ct Topaz
The United States (PDF)

 
35250
IMG - Gubelin Topaz 35250 150x133

25.04 ct Topaz
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
35258
25.67 Topaz from Zimbabwe

25.67 ct Topaz
Zimbabwe (PDF)

 
35465
35465 22.14 ct Ulexite from United States

22.14 ct Ulexite
The United States (PDF)

 
35543
3.17 ct Vesuvianite – Idocrase from Kenya

3.17 ct Vesuvianite
Kenya (PDF)

 
34383
Gubelin Vesuvianite (Idocrase) 34383 150x113

3.61 ct Vesuvianite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34385
4.38 ct Vesuvianite from Tanzania

4.38 ct Vesuvianite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34384
Gubelin Vesuvianite (Idocrase) 34384 150x113

4.92 ct Vesuvianite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34386
8.23 ct Vesuvianite from Tanzania

8.23 ct Vesuvianite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
35242
0.82 Vivianite from United States

0.82 ct Vivianite
The United States (PDF)

 
34732
Gubelin Willemite 34732 150x113

4.41 ct Willemite
Namibia (PDF)

 
35547
Gubelin Willemite 35547 150x113

2.42 ct Willemite
The United States (PDF)

 
35546
9.54 ct Willemite from the United States

9.54 ct Willemite
The United States (PDF)

 
34123
10.15 ct Willemite from the United States

10.15 ct Willemite
The United States (PDF)

 
35548
35548 18.35 ct Witherite from United Kingdom

18.35 ct Witherite
The United Kingdom (PDF)

 
35518
35518 4.67 ct Wollastonite Canada

4.67 ct Wollastonite
Canada (PDF)

 
34733
Gubelin Wulfenite 34733 150x113

6.40 ct Wulfenite
Namibia (PDF)

 
35554
2.03 ct Wulfenite from the United States

2.03 ct Wulfenite
The United States (PDF)

 
35247
5.41 ct Wulfenite from the United States

5.41 ct Wulfenite
The United States (PDF)

 
35520
16.05 ct Zincite from Poland

16.05 ct Zincite
Poland (PDF)

 
35204
7.36 ct Zincite from the United States

7.36 ct Zincite
The United States (PDF)

 
34127
IMG - Gubelin Zoisite 34127 150x133

12.20 ct Zoisite
Locality not stated (PDF)

 
35075
Gubelin Zoisite 35075 150x113

2.96 ct Zoisite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
35072
Gubelin Zoisite 35072 150x113

3.20 ct Zoisite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
35620
Gubelin Zoisite 35620 150x113

5.00 ct Zoisite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
35522
6.11 ct Zoisite from Tanzania

6.11 ct Zoisite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34134
IMG - Gubelin Zoisite 34134 150x133

7.10 ct Zoisite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34129
IMG - Gubelin Zoisite - Tanzanite 34129 150x133

8.85 ct Zoisite - Tanzanite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
35038
Gubelin Zoisite - Tanzanite 35038 150x113

11.18 ct Zoisite - Tanzanite
Tanzania (PDF)

 
34128
11.98 ct Zoisite from Tanzania

11.98 ct Zoisite - Tanzanite
Tanzania (PDF)