Landscape Jasper
Gemstone Quality Standard
About Peruvian Landscape Jasper
Shades of red, that do occur in patterns, which often resemble mountain landscapes and horizons.
Rarity
Extremely rare. We don’t know if we can source this material again.
Availability
We have a tiny quantity. We do not sell the material in any shape or form. You can obtain the material as part of our jewelry.
Ethically mined
Landscape Jasper is not mined but hand-collected (rockhounding). No dynamite or chemicals are used. No habitat destruction occurs.
Polishable
Can be polished to glass-finish.
Cutting Quality
Challenges:
It’s a very hard material, which increases labor time and use of tools, leading to higher prices.
Advantages:
Landscape Jasper does not tend to break or chip. Experienced cutters therefore can obtain very sharp unchipped edges between the backside and bezel as well as between the bezel and dome.
Top-cutting-quality is characterized by:
- a polished backside
- a sharp unchipped edge between the backside and the bezel
- a very straight and even highly polished bezel
- a sharp unchipped edge between the bezel and the dome
- a well-shaped dome, not showing any deformation
- Top-quality polish
Pricing
Adequate pricing must take into account the cost factors to obtain top-quality cabochons:
- Acquisition of more material is likely to be impossible.
- A usual material loss of approximately 90 % of the selected material during the cutting and shaping process.
- The level of experience required by a cutter to produce a flawlessly shaped and highly polished cabochon.
Cutting Quality:
- Straight bezel, 3 mm high
- Flat and perfect dome (3 mm high)
- Edges between bezel and dome, as well as bezel and backside: sharp and crispy, minor chips on lower edge possible but very rare.
- Backside flat, at 280 grit
Additional Quality (AA+): Backside polished to 3000 grit
Pricing:
Recommended Retail Price (AA): 1.4 USD per carat
AA+: 1.49 USD/c
Cutting Quality:
- Only cut by our best master cutters
- Straight bezel, 3 mm high
- Flat and perfect dome (1-3 mm high)
- The edges between the bezel and dome, as well as the bezel and backside, are sharp and crispy, with no chips on the lower edge.
Additional Quality (AAA+): Backside polished to 3000 grit
Pricing:
Recommended Retail Price (AAA): 1.8 USD per carat
AAA+: 1.89 USD/c
To the best of our knowledge, we are the only ones offering this material.
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