When I got started in this industry one of the most closely guarded secrets of a jeweler was their gemstone dealers. It is understandable, these relationships can take years to develop and unique stones can be a way a jeweler sets themselves apart from their competition. That being said I want to help connect you with gemstone dealers and lapidary artists you can trust. With such a massive market both here and overseas it can be overwhelming to know who to purchase from.

I try my best to recommend artists and dealers who to my knowledge are doing their best to have transparency and ethical practices in their sourcing. However to date there is no ethical certification or standard for colored gemstones, for more information I recommend checking out Sustainable Jewellery - Principles and Processes for Creating an Ethical Brand by Jose Luis Fettolini. 

Every seller or artist on this page I have at the very least seen their stones firsthand and have relied on feedback from our community to recommend them. The gemstone dealers with the * I have an affiliate or sponsorship relationship with, this means shopping through my links helps support the page. We thank these stone companies for helping me to continue to provide free educational content on a daily basis.

 

 

 

Lucidity Gemstones*

INSTAGRAM: @LUCIDITYGEMSTONES

SHOP: LUCIDITYGEMSTONES.COM

SPECIALIZES IN: ROSECUT CABOCHONS.

We are a small team of passionate metalsmiths, jewelers and gem collectors. Our mission is to offer the highest quality, hand selected gemstone cabochons to our community at fair prices, while demonstrating our commitment to ethical sourcing and minimizing our environmental impact.

 Lucidity Gemstones is a proud Member of the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) which is the main trade association in the colored gemstone industry, and the authoritative source on natural colored gemstones. We uphold ourselves to the same high standards of ethics that the AGTA requires of its members.

 

Turquoise Moose*

INSTAGRAM: @TURQUOISE_MOOSE

SHOP: TURQUOISEMOOSE.COM

SPECIALIZES IN: CALIBRATED TURQUOISE, FREEFORM TURQUOISE, AND THEY HAVE 19 OTHER GEMSTONES AS WELL.

Turquoise Moose is a female owned business started In 2017. Founded by Li and Erika, long time collectors from Northern California. Turquoise Moose evolved from one passionate cutter to selling genuine cabochons online serving thousands of creators now. 

 

Turquoise Matrix*

INSTAGRAM: @TURQUOISEMATRIX

SHOP: TURQUOISEMATRIX.COM

SPECIALIZES IN:

Michael of Turquoise Matrix has been in business since 2008. His mission is to provide the highest quality turquoise and variscite from around the world. To do this, He work directly with miners, collectors and 'old timers' to source the very best stone possible.

 

Baystate Opals 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @BAYSTATEOPALS

SHOP: etsy.com/shop/BayStateOpals

SPECIALIZES IN: OPALS

Lou Marcotte sells opal gemstones that are made from natural opal rough and are solid (no doublets or triplets). 

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @HEART_ONS

SHOP: heartonsleevejewelry.com

SPECIALIZES IN: QUARTZ, AGATE, LABRADORITE, OPAL + JADE

Mark Thone has been creating cabochons, gem carvings, and hand carved calibrated body jewelry for over ten years. He also teaches jewelry classes in Rochester, NY.

  

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @JADECOASTJEWELRY

SHOP: etsy.com/shop/JadeCoastJewelry

SPECIALIZES IN: JADE (NEPHRITE) OPAL + CHYSOPRASE

Dillon Carr is a lapidary artist located in Central California, he has been cutting stones for over ten years. He does custom stone carvings as well!

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @R2ROCKZ

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: CHRYSOCOLLA, AMAZONITE, AGATE, GASPEITE, JASPER, AZURITE + MORE

Robert L Roberts is a lapidary artist located in Idaho who has been cutting stones since 1993.

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @KMBYTHELAKE

SHOP: etsy.com/shop/KMbythelake

SPECIALIZES IN: VINTAGE STOCK SUGILITE, RICHTERITE, JASPER + OCEAN WAVE JASPER

Natascha Rodriguez is a lapidary artist, taught by her father. Her father has over 50 years of lapidary/gemstone experience of which she has been exposed to for over 30 years.  

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @ARROKS_ROCKS

SHOP: https://www.etsy.com/shop/arroksrocks/

SPECIALIZES IN: A WIDE VARIETY OF CABOCHONS INCLUDING MOOKAITE, AGATE, JASPER AND SURFITE.

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @GEM_FOX_

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: A WIDE VARIETY OF CABOCHONS INCLUDING APATITE, VARISCITE, AND CULTURED OPALS.

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @SLABKING_

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: HIGH GRADE, ETHICALLY SOURCED TURQUOISE, VARISCITE AND PICTURE  JASPER. CREATES MINI & SMALL CUTS, CREATES CUSTOMS TO MATCH LOST STONES, AND LIGHTNING BOLTS!

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @CONSCIOUS_CREATORS

SHOP: INSTAGRAM

WEBSITE: http://www.consciouscreators.co/ (coming soon!)

SPECIALIZES IN: Oregon Sunstone from Lake County Oregon, Variscite from Colina Verde Mine in Esmeralda Co., Nevada, Amethyst and Smoky Quartz from Grand Daddy Purple Mine in Inyo Co., California And many other USA mined materials!

Ryan Novell is a lapidary artist and mine owner. He personally prospects for deposits in the US and works them by hand himself or with a small team. This cuts out any middle men and any chance of unethical practices occurring as all material is natural and mined directly by him.

 

LAPIDARY ARTIST

INSTAGRAM: @ECKEL.LAPIDARY

SHOP: INSTAGRAM

VISIT HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

SPECIALIZES IN: high end old stock materials such as American picture jaspers, plume agates, rare petrified woods and dinosaur bone. With a background in jewelry and landscape painting, you can be sure his cabs are artistically composed with an eye for balance, design and functionality as a jeweler!

 

 

FEATURED GEMSTONE DEALERS

INSTAGRAM: @KNOTANDSPLICESTONES

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: AMERICAN MINED GEMS - TURQUOISE + VARISCITE

Nicole Melton is a jeweler who also sells gemstones! She is a collector and has a lot of hard to find materials. Almost everything she sells was mined and cut by an artist in the US. 

 

INSTAGRAM: @HAUSOFSTONES

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: ETHICALLY SOURCED ROSECUTS

Tiana is a gemstone dealer, jeweler, and lapidary artist located in Sonoma, CA. Her main goal is to provide quality gemstones produced and purchased in a manner that demonstrates respect for the people who make them as well as for the environment.

 

INSTAGRAM: @NEWSTONEAGECABOCHONS

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: CONSCIOUSLY CREATED CABOCHONS

 

INSTAGRAM: @TURQUOISE_OBSESSION

SHOP: INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: A VARIED ASSORTMENT OF EXPERTLY CUT TURQUOISE CABOCHONS THAT WERE MINED ETHICALLY.

 

INSTAGRAM: @HI5DIAMONDS

SHOP: IN-PERSON APPOINTMENTS (Downtown San Francisco)  AND INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: MELEE, SALT & PEPPER, GRAY AND WHITE DIAMOND ROSE CUTS, FANCY CUT SALT & PEPPER DIAMONDS, ALTERNATIVE DIAMONDS.

 

INSTAGRAM: @VILLIAGESILVERSMITHCABS

SHOP: IN-PERSON APPOINTMENTS (Glouchester Warehouse) TRADE SHOWS, ETSY AND INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: A HUGE VARIETY OF ETHICAL SOURCED GEMSTONES. THEY ARE AGTA CERTIFIED.

Village Silversmith is a family-owned business with a history that starts in the beautiful seaside village of Rockport, MA. The life-long interest of minerals, fossils, stone cutting, and silversmithing running through the Bajoras family led to the opening of their first retail location in Rockport in the early 1990s.
Since then, Village Silversmith has grown from a small family business to a company that employs over fifty people. Within ten years the company had opened seven additional locations, and multiple online selling platforms!

 

 

INSTAGRAM: @RAREEARTHMININGCO

SHOP: IN-PERSON APPOINTMENTS (New Hampshire) TRADE SHOWS, ETSY AND INSTAGRAM SALES

SPECIALIZES IN: OPALIZED WOOD, AZURITE GEODES, LAVENDER TURQUOISE AND 300 OTHER GEMS IN A VARIETY OF DESIGNER SHAPES.

Rare Earth has been the leader in unusual one of a kinds for 50 years now. They are on an everlasting hunt for the highest quality and newest material to bring to market! Specializing in Opalized wood, Azurite Geodes, Lavender Turquoise and 300 other gems in a variety of designer shapes to team up to give you a look no one else has in the marketplace!