Tashmarine (tm)             
Tashmarine
(tm)
is the newest (natural)
gemstone on the planet! 
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Tashmarine (tm) is a new gemstone discovered in the former Soviet Union. Cousin to Chrome Diopside (with the same hardness: 5.5 to 6 on the Mohs scale) it’s color is halfway between Peridot and blue-green Tourmaline. The color is natural and the gems are not heated or irradiated as so many are nowadays. I propose Tashmarine (tm) as a new alternate birthstone for August!  Tashmarine Info (tm)

LATEST NEWS!  *********************************************
I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE TASHMARINE!  They have informed me that they don't expect any more production from the mine.  I've updated this page and these are actually in stock - for now!

The company that mines these has informed me that they won't be mining any more.  Apparently the mine hasn't produced many for some time, and now there is a problem getting to it because access is through China, and they're not allowing passage.  With the low production, the company has decided it's no longer worth the trouble to try to go there. 

So what is in stock right now is all I'm going to have, and when they're gone, they're gone.

8-3-07...
Our supplier found a few overlooked Tashmarines in the back of the vault, and I got them!  Here they are - grab them while you can!

If you want one - call right away!


Here's TODAY'S (8-3-07) latest count:

063-10026     13.62ct oval radiant cut              1     $3500.00        (13.3 by 17.5 mm)   
063-10052     3.5mm round                               10    $46.00   each        
063-10071     5.0mm checkerboard cushion     4     $129.00 each
063-10070     6.0mm Round Portuguese Cut    2     $216.00 each  
063-10074     7 by 5 Cushion Cut                      10    $216  each 
    
063-10075     8 by 6 mm Cushion Cut               5      $329  each
063-10076     8 by 6 Oval                                    1     $319  each

And two rings - see below.
 

Take care, Barry

 

I was able to get my hands on one last beauty, and here it is!  This Hexagon cut is concave faceted and very brilliant.  A wonderful final gem in the Tashmarine run.


10.82 ct Hexagon Concave Cut Tashmarine  13 mm
$2,875   215-31601-1   
Sold!

 

4 mm round Portuguese Cut
Tashmarines (tm) (loose)
 .25ct each   63-10053
Great for earrings! 
 
6mm Round Portuguese Cut Tashmarine (tm)
just under 1 ct  
 available in matched pairs for earrings  63-10016
Not presently available
Tashmarine (tm) 8 mm round Portuguese cut  
 approx 2.30 ct each     63-10007
These make GREAT earrings!
Gone, trying to get more.
 
5 mm Round Portuguese Cuts
approx 1/2 ct each
  63-10047
 
3.5 mm round Portuguese Cut
Tashmarines (tm) (loose)
 .20ct each   63-10052
Great for earrings! 
 
 
 
  5 by 7 mm Antique Cushion Cut
approx 1 ct each
   63-10046
 
4 by 6 mm Antique Cushion Cut
Approx 1/2 ct each
63-10054
 
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Interest Free Layaway Plan Tashmarine (tm) 7 by 9 
Checkerboard cut oval  
1.97 ct    
1.78 ct  
 
Tashmarine (tm) 8 by 10 mm 
Oval cut   2.86 ct
63-10037 
One
PRESENTLY AVAILABLE! -Sold!-
These are superbly cut and much more brilliant than the pictures show!
Tashmarine (tm) 5 by 7 mm Checkerboard Cut Oval
Approx .85ct       63-10051
 
It's hard to buy from a picture 
so I give you the 
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Tashmarine (tm) 6 by 8 mm Checkerboard Cut Oval
approx. 1.30 ct each     63-10042
 
4 by 6 mm oval Tashmarine (tm)
approx. .40 ct  
 63-10050
 
7 by 9 mm Antique Cushion Checkerboard Cut  
approx. 2.20 ct  each     
63-10044
 
6 by 8 mm Antique Cushion 
cut Tashmarine (tm) 
approx. 1.66ct  each     63-10043
 
5 mm Square Checkerboard Cut Tashmarine (tm) Approx. .60ct  
Available matched for earrings
  63-10017
 
6 mm Square Checkerboard Cut Tashmarine (tm) Approx. 1.12ct 
Available matched for earrings
63-10018
 
8mm Square Cushion Checkerboard
Cut Tashmarine (tm)
    63-10005
 
5 mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm)
Great for earrings!
about .40ct each     63-10047
 
6 mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm)
Great for earrings!
about .86 ct  each   63-10012 
 
8mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm)
 2.24 ct   

 
1.95 ct   
 
10.82 ct Hexagon Concave Cut Tashmarine  13 mm
  215-31601-1   
12 mm Radial Cut 
Trillion Tashmarine (tm)
6.14ct    63-10036

12 by 16 mm Mixed Radial Cushion Cut Tashmarine (tm) (These are CONCAVE facets!)
11.74 ct   
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11 by 15mm Mixed Radial Cathedral Cut  Tashmarine (tm)
(These are CONCAVE facets!)
 8.38 ct   
Interest Free Layaway Plan 17 by 17 mm  Mixed Radial 
Shield Cut Tashmarine (tm)

 16.44 ct 
13.2 by 17.5 mm  13.62ct Oval Radial Cut Tashmarine (tm)    63-10026
 
Tashmarine (tm) Radial Cut Pear  11.36ct      63-10028   - Tashmarine (tm) Radial Cut Pear  14.54ct   63-10029  
These are superbly cut and much more brilliant than the pictures show!
5mm Round Portuguese Cut Tashmarine (tm) Earrings
Approx. 1 ct total weight
14ky   448-10012 
 
It's hard to buy from a picture so that's why I give you the 
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8mm Round Portuguese Cut 
14k Stud Earrings 
(white or yellow gold)
14ky   
 
1.74 ct 3-5mm Tashmarine (tm) Ring with .06 ct of Diamonds size 6
14ky   $835   119-10009
This is still available!

 
.90ct oval Checkerboard cut Tashmarine (tm) with .04ct of fine Diamonds  size 6
14ky     119-10010
This is still available!
2.29 ct Antique Cushion cut Tashmarine (tm)
in cradle ring   size 6 3/4

14ky  $769  119-10020  -Sold!-

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2.13 ct Antique Cushion Checkerboard cut Tashmarine (tm) in Cradle Ring size 6.5
14ky     119-10003  -Sold!-
Interest Free Layaway Plan 1.42ct Tashmarine (tm) 6x8 oval sz 6
14ky      195-10004  -Sold!-
Tashmarine (tm) 5 by 7 mm oval  .85ct Checkerboard cut size 6
14ky     119-10005  -Sold!-
8mm round Portuguese Cut Tashmarine (tm) 2.46ct  size 6
14ky    119-10006 
-Sold!-
Tashmarine (tm) 7 by 9 mm Oval Checkerboard Cut  2.10ct size 6 1/2
14ky     119-10007  -Sold!-
 
6mm 1.01ct Tashmarine (tm) Ring with
.15ct of fine Diamonds size 6
14ky    119-10008
Gone.
5 by 7 Checkerboard Cut Oval Tashmarine (tm) Filigree Ring size 7 1/2
14ky     119-10000  -Sold!-
6 by 8 mm Checkerboard Cut Oval Tashmarine (tm) Filigree 
Ring size 7 1/2 
14ky     119-10001  -Sold!-

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2.85ct 9 mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm) on 11 mm Band size 6
14ky    119-10011   -Sold!-
Interest Free Layaway Plan 8 mm 2.13 ct Round Portuguese Cut Tashmarine (tm) and .11 ct Diamond sz 6
14ky    119-10013
Gone
6 by 8 mm Tashmarine Cushion cut
14ky    119-10018 -Sold!-
8 mm 2.03ct Round Tashmarine (tm) Ring with .22ct of Diamonds sz 6
14ky    119-10014 
-Sold!-
8mm Square Checkerboard cut Tashmarine (tm) size 6
14ky      119-10017  -Sold!-
10 by 12 mm oval Tashmarine  size 6 1/2
14ky    119-10015
-Sold!-
2.10ct oval checkerboard cut Tashmarine (tm) Freeform Ring size 6.5 
14ky     119-10002   -Sold!-
6mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm) Earrings
1.70ctw   448-10004  -Sold!-
5mm Trillion Tashmarine (tm) Earrings
.90ctw    448-10009 
-Sold!-
Tashmarine (tm) 8x10 mm 
in Scroll Pendant
14ky    189-10001
Not presently available
8 mm Round Portuguese Cut Tashmarine (tm) in 14k Slide  -Sold!-
Tashmarine (tm) Cradle Pendant with 8 mm round Portuguese cut 2.20 ct  -Sold!-
14ky   
8mm round Portuguese cut Tashmarine (tm) Pendant
14ky      389-1000  -Sold!-
6 x8 mm Oval Tashmarine (tm) 
with Diamond 
14ky     399-10003
-Sold!-

Tashmarine (tm) is a new, precious gem heralding the onset of a brand new century.

Tashmarine is a rich, brilliant, lustrous green gemstone never before seen on the world market. Like all new discoveries, it has brought with it an aura of excitement and wonder. Its dusty bluish green enhances many of today’s fashion colors and defines the uniqueness of the person who wears it. Daytime or evening casual or formal, Tashmarine (tm) will complement and enhance any wardrobe.

Tashmarine (tm) is found along the old Silk Road of central Asia. Long ago, Marco Polo and silk traders traveled here bringing the riches of the East to the Western world. Today, the Silk Road is bringing us a new kind of treasure, Tashmarine (tm). This beautiful new gemstone brings a sense of the vastness and beauty of a land, and the road that runs through it.

The name Tashmarine (tm) is a combination of the East and West. Tash means stone in many central Asian dialects, with marine meaning ocean in Latin. Hence, Tashmarine (tm), the ocean colored gemstone. The people who brought this beautiful gemstone to the world also have a daughter named Tasha. This adds a special meaning and beauty to the world’s newest gemstone.

Tashmarine (tm) is unique to green precious gemstones. It comes in sizes from one to fifty carats and can be cut free of inclusions. The gemstone’s hardness is 5 ½ to 6 which puts it in the same range as Tanzanite. There are no enhancements done to this precious gemstone, so the color is exactly as it come from the earth. For you technically minded people, Tashmarine's Specific Gravity is 3.23 to 3.29 and the refractive index range is 1.675 to 1.701.

A little extra care should be given when wearing this lovely gemstone. Try to avoid sharp blows to your gemstone. Be sure to take off your Tashmarine (tm) jewelry when working in the yard or garden. If your gemstone becomes soiled, simply clean it with a soft brush and detergent. By following these few simple instructions, your Tashmarine (tm) jewelry should give you many years of enjoyment.

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