The Stones of Luc Yen

We do not run a webshop with a cart. Stones move fast at the source, prices depend on the day, and no two are alike — so we work inquiry-first: tell us what you are looking for, we send you real photos, video in daylight, and an honest price. Every stone leaves with its treatment disclosure; premium stones carry a Lotus Gemology or GIA report.

Tell us what you are looking for

Spinel — red, pink and lavender

A tray of natural Luc Yen spinels from red to peach
Luc Yen spinel across its colour range — every stone unheated.

The stone international dealers drive four hours from Hanoi for. Saturated reds and hot pinks from low-iron marble, never routinely treated. Start with the Vietnamese Spinel Buying Guide.

Cobalt blue spinel — the trophy

Faceted cobalt blue spinel on its marble host rock
Cobalt blue spinel on the host rock it came out of — An Phu, Luc Yen.

An electric, inner-lit blue found in meaningful quantity nowhere else on Earth. Clean stones above a carat are events, and priced like them. Covered in depth in the Spinel Guide and the Luc Yen Origin Guide.

Ruby — the marble glow

Unheated Luc Yen rubies on white marble host rock
Unheated Luc Yen ruby on the marble that gives it its daylight glow.

Same low-iron marble geology as Mogok: rubies that fluoresce in daylight. We compare them honestly with Burmese stones in Luc Yen Ruby vs Burmese Ruby.

Sapphire

A parcel of natural Vietnamese blue sapphires
A parcel of Vietnamese sapphire, sorted by eye at the table.

Blues and fancy colours from Luc Yen and southern Vietnam, at prices that surprise buyers used to Ceylon stones. How to buy them safely: Buying Gemstones in Vietnam.

Peridot

Bright, oily-green peridot comes from the Central Highlands — honest material at friendly prices, a good first Vietnamese stone. Ask us what is on the table this month via the inquiry form.

How buying works

  1. You inquire — stone, size, colour, budget.
  2. We hunt — at the Sunday market and from the miners and cutters we have known for years.
  3. You verify — real photos, daylight video, lab report on premium stones, everything disclosed in writing.
  4. We ship insured and tracked, worldwide.

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