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Gallery

Evidence, in pictures.

Every photograph below was taken by our own people — at the bench, on the claim, in the laboratory. This is not a mood board; it is a record.

The full record

The gallery

Macro photograph of a vivid green emerald on black velvet
The vault · Emerald, graded & sealed
Survey crew staking a boundary line at sunrise over sagebrush
Fieldwork · Boundary staking at dawn
Analyst logging XRF results beside a labelled specimen tray
Laboratory · XRF results logged
Round brilliant diamond throwing spectral fire on dark slate
The vault · Round brilliant, VVS1
Field geologist logging drill core boxes in a core shack
Fieldwork · Core logging, exploration program
Unheated ruby glowing on black silk under warm light
The vault · Mogok ruby, unheated
Gemologist grading a stone with tweezers over a black velvet bench pad
Laboratory · Grading against master stones
Crew taking soil samples with an auger on a building parcel at dawn
Fieldwork · Soil sampling, building parcel
Sorting tray of sapphires, spinels and garnets under the bench lamp
The vault · This month's sorting tray
XRF instrument reading a mineral sample in the Haldor laboratory
Laboratory · XRF assay in progress
Geologist mapping a mineralized outcrop with hand lens and hammer
Fieldwork · Outcrop mapping, prospect claim
Collector specimen of emerald crystal in host rock under a glass dome
The vault · Collector specimen, archived

Photographed by Haldor staff · Reproduction requires written permission

Straight from intake

Raw specimen library

Unretouched intake photography — rough material, ore and bench work as it arrives, before grading.

Aragonite mineral specimen rock geology gemstone crystal
Aragonite mineral specimen rock geology gemstone crystal
Background with textures of various natural stones
Background with textures of various natural stones
Crafting elegance with attention to detail during jewelry inspection workbench
Crafting elegance with attention to detail during jewelry inspection workbench
Expert gemologist examines various golden rings
Expert gemologist examines various golden rings
extracts stones
extracts stones
Gemologist holds a small diamond with tweezers for precise inspection and sorting
Gemologist holds a small diamond with tweezers for precise inspection and sorting
Gemstones stock photo
Gemstones stock photo
Geometric jewel surface template with abstract design
Geometric jewel surface template with abstract design
Glittering gold nuggets on black background
Glittering gold nuggets on black background
Gold nuggets on a brass plate and on palm
Gold nuggets on a brass plate and on palm
Hand holding raw gold ore mineral stone specimen
Hand holding raw gold ore mineral stone specimen
High-end garnet crystals
High-end garnet crystals
Howlite
Howlite
Macro texture of green, pink and blue gemstones
Macro texture of green, pink and blue gemstones
Rare natural rough Burmese royal blue sapphire
Rare natural rough Burmese royal blue sapphire
Shiny Diamonds On A Dark Reflective Surface With Brilliant Facets And Sparkling Reflections
Shiny Diamonds On A Dark Reflective Surface With Brilliant Facets And Sparkling Reflections
Two beautiful shiny diamond on black table
Two beautiful shiny diamond on black table
yellow diamond
yellow diamond

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