Africa is a source for many gemstones, including ruby, sapphire, diamond and emerald. Some of the most famous gemstones in the world were mined in Africa, such as the Cullinan Diamond and the Star of Africa. In addition to the precious four gem types, Africa has a wealth of other gemstone material, some of which is found nowhere else in the world, such as tanzanite, tsavorite garnet and Mali garnet. Whether you are searching for Tanzanian sapphire, Ethiopian opal, Namibian demantoid garnet, Nigerian tourmaline or another African gemstone, you can browse African gems by type, color, size, shape or other factors to find the exact stones you seek at wholesale prices.
I ordered my gems off this website called GemSelect, they have a good selection and it's easy to navigate. You can also have the gems professionally certified when you buy them, but they do provide certificates of their own.
Good experience with finding a variety of stones. Due to the vast selection, it is important to be able to search, and I had issues with the site not returning matches when I put in a specific size range. I was eventually able to narrow it down by sorting the items by size, but it was slower than if I could have typed it in. I also wish Gem Select would offer lab created stones (fully disclosed, of course!) so I could get some exotic colors more frequently. Overall, I love browsing and will continue to patronize, but this would put the site as my #1 go to.
I have been browsing stones on GemSelect for a few months. They have such a large selection and I found some stones I had never even hear of before visiting GemSelect! I cannot wait to receive my order and show my gems off!
