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| Ridge. (Photo and stone courtesy of Cody Opal Australia) Industry News A Look At What’s Making News...Crystal Fire: Gem Opal Deposits in the Heart of Australia Water in Opal -- What Can It Tell Us? The Australian...School of Jewelry Arts Book Review Mogok – The Valley of Precious Stones Auctions The Most Sought-After... USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, UK and Australia. ICA participation was strong with five Board...fair, honest and transparent trade of colored gemstones. November was also a month of great industry initiatives |
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| Spheres: Opal Formation in Australia BY JACK TOWNSEND 70 22 Queensland Opal 75 White Cliffs in New...J. NEVILLE 30 Brazilian Opal and the Boi Morto Mine BY BOB FARRAR Fossil Treasures from Lightning Ridge...ELIZABETH T. SMITH 44 The Opal Fields of South Australia BY ANDREW CODY 100 Synthetic, Color Enhanced...mineral, and jeweler supply firm specializing in gemstones, especially from Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Nature...some question as to precisely what minerals or gemstones Pliny might have been referring to with any of |
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| free!; Fine jewelry, precious & semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, crystals, gold & silver, minerals...SPECIAL: ROUGH OPAL PARCEL FROM LIGHTNING RIDGE AUSTRALIA. LR15B-3oz: Three ounce rough opal lots from Grawin/Mulga...Lightning Ridge Opalfields in New South Wales Australia. This is a potch and color grade of rough opal...trip report of my 2014 buying trip adventure to Australia. Attached photo is of a close-up of a 1.5 kilo...fortunate that superb agates can still be found in Australia, Argentina and Mexico. Rockhounds still delight |
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| ienes 15 Use and Care of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones..........c.cccssssscsssssesseeeceseseseseeees... 21 Buying and Selling Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones .........cccccccsssessesseseeseeseeeeeeees 25...able to find agates even when they were completely hidden. Her jew- elry is admirable because it demonstrates...AND MINERALS One of the most common uses of gemstones is for faceted gems 9 for fine jewelry. Most...ROCKS, MINERALS AND GEMSTONES 21 Use and Care of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones Once you have obtained |
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| wadewabsltoasssts-oncasess 34 Site 2. Iwan Creek Mine & Rock. Shop—Quartz, Crystals .o2.<...0c5.c0tsunc...Aastestes oeareees 27 Site 5 The Starfire Mine Quartz Crystal Mine—Quartz Crystals.............cccccsscssesscessesseeeeens...Crystal ec Site Crystals .........:csseseeseesees Al Mine—Quartz Crystal and Shop Rock Ridge Fiddler’s Site...scssesceereerseeeseersesensensoscnsseessesessessesesoneees Mine—Quartz Site 12 Willis Crystal 46 ...........scs...Site11°" Site12"" Site 13 Site 14 site 15° bone Valley Muses Wi aaesrolain diane eee ee eee 66 The Gillespie |
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| detect responsibly in the bush THE INAUGURAL QUEENSLAND GOLD PANNING CHAMPIONSHIPS It's now part of the...Treasure magazine that had carried our story on Hidden Valley. They had travelled all the way from Cairns...Returns FIND OUT WHY MORE MINERS AND PROSPECTORS AUSTRALIA WIDE ARE USING OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO...largest range of both new and used detectors in Australia all at unbeatable prices. First to modify detectors...prospectors as the lack of water did. Into Western Australia in 1890 there came Norman Sligo and his party |
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| industry as a goldsmith. His early interest in gemstones led him to travel extensively visiting most of...world's major gem producing areas. His articles on gemstones have appeared in Gems & Gemology, J eweler's Quarterly...Second Edition The Connoisseur's Guide To Precious Gemstones With an introduction by Vincent Pardieu Foreword...Second Edition The connoisseur's guide to precious gemstones/Richard W. Wise Description: Second edition Brunswick... The author in the shaft of the Consorsio Emerald Mine, La Pita Complex, Boyaca, Colombia. Photo: Ron Ringsrud |
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| GOLD crystal group, 13 cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine. Placer County, California. Found in 1988. Collection...historical mining gallery including a reconstructed mine tunnel and many old mining artifacts, photos and...special interests. Try the Western Postal Queen Mine Tour While in Bisbee, adventurous visitors of all...Other Attractions 3 tour of Bisbee’s famous Queen Mine. Tours are given 7 days a week. Call 432-2071 for...excellent, hearty Western food. Our favorite is Hidden Valley Inn (4825 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., 299-4941) where |
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| fled to the cars. We moved on to the Blackcraig Mine tips for lunch. Much of the three to four mile stretch...Arsenic and Nickel Mine dumps. This site is hidden deep in the forest, up a small hidden valley. It really defies...and set off for the Lauchentyre and King's Laggan Mine dumps. The road to the mines ran through some scenic...rejoined the party across the road at King's Laggan Mine. This meant traversing an even more mal-odorous...afternoon location and lunch spot was the Pibble Mine dumps, so we headed up the track towards the main |
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| ounce lots $600.00. Darlene and I with our guides, mine foreman and guards at the Welo opal mines in Ethiopia...MARCH 2020 3 ROYAL PEACOCK OPAL MINE Dig your own Virgin Valley Fire Opals ALL YOU FIND ARE YOURS TO...ruby on zoisite was recovered from the Mundarara Mine, Arusha Region, Tanzania. HERITAGE AUCTIONS 14...News JIM BRACE-THOMPSON Fossil bird tracks, Death Valley National Monument, California. Prehistoric Birds...mineral localities in the world! When the Franklin mine closed in 1954, locals wanted to preserve its heritage |
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| Jasper, Carrasite Jasper, Hidden Valley Jasper and Moonshine Jasper. We own and mine these claims. You can...any of us for specimens, slabs and rough. Hidden Valley Jasper Carrasite Jasper Moonshine Jasper ...Owner/proprietor Steve Schultz Mine Owners Tom & Jessa Pearson Mine Owners * Specializes in Mines Agates...gml@gmail.com | shop.gilmansatthecave.com ROUGH GEMS MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL Sapphire, Emerald...collecting available in the State of Maine. ✔ Gemstones ✔ Micro-Mounts ✔ Pegmatite Minerals of all Kinds |
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| "snowflake" type crystal group, acquired in the Tsumeb Mine, Namibia, and once part of the collection of the...next limited-edition hybrid series, Glorious Gemstones, coming in March 2021! BOB JONES Senior Consulting...class materials to market • Carrasite Jasper • Hidden Valley Jasper • Cripple Creek Jasper • Moonshine...Lytle Coleman, Owner/Operator Mine Owner of Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg, Eggzilla Thunderegg...crystals on matrix, discovered in the Saint-Salvy Mine, SaintSalvy-de-la-Balme, France. DIDIER DESCOUENS |
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| 4 Adams St., N e w a r k , N . J . 0 7 1 0 5 GEMSTONES SOUTH TEXAS AGATE — From the Rio Grande. Moss...quality $ 1 4 . 5 0 C W T . , limb wood's. Eden Valley blue forest, $ 3 5 . 0 0 C W T . , 5 0 * to $ 1...that your subscription is correctly recorded. GEMSTONES T O SETTLE E S T A T E — M u z o emerald rough...Minerals FASCINATING "PECOS VALLEY DIAM O N D S " — Found only here in the Valley. No t w o alike. $ 4 . 0...I N E R A L S P E C I M E N S — Cyrtolites. Hidden Valley Ranch, Colorado. 3 ' / 2 3 x 2 " $10.00; 2x5x2" |
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| MineShaft Thundereggs • LavaCap Thundereggs • Hidden Valley Jasper • Moonshine Jasper • North Ridge Plume...Thunderegg Hidden Valley Jasper Lava Cap Thundereggs Lori Lytle Coleman, Owner/Operator Mine Owner of...of Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg, Eggzilla Thunderegg, Lost Rabbit Thunderegg all in NM. Jasper’s...opal parcel just in from famous Coober Pedy Australia 1 ounce lot WOBM-1oz was $175.00/ounce now $150...726 Durham St. Hellertown, PA 18055 ROUGH GEMS MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL DIAMOND PACIFIC |
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| Hollywood stars and dot com moguls from Silicon Valley seeking a nice conversation piece to grace a foyer...for conducting further studies elsewhere in the hidden depths of our planet’s oceans. China to Search... Sea Creatures Exploring the Geology of Death Valley at 7000 feet (or more) WANT A GREAT GARDEN? ...AGATIZED CORALS KEOKUK GEODES? Discover their Hidden Treasures – A Sea of History ROCK&GEM • Vol. 52...Wisconsin Mornington Back Beaches Melbourne, Australia Souris Beach Prince Edward Island, Canada SEA |
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| Treolar and the High Raise vein, in the Nentsberry mine at Alston, Cumbria in January 1931, will depend...well have been in the lower levels of some lead mine, now abandoned. Further information was obviously...in a field adjoining the mine on the Duke of Rutland's Estate adjoining mine [Bateman's] and I cannot...of cockscomb' type. It was probably from the Odin Mine (SK 134 835); but no further specimens from that...Just, St. Ives, Botallack Mine, Old Levant Mine, Geevor77п Mines, Old Wherry Mine, Wheal Alfted. 42 pages |
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| Tanzania|Rainbow moonstone from Malawi|News from the Oceanview mine, Pala, California|Scheelite from Inner Mongolia|Aging...Discoverer of Tsavorite—Campbell Bridges—and His Scorpion Mine By Bruce Bridges and Jim Walker Gemmological Briefs...photographing typical inclusion scenes in faceted gemstones, the total depth of field is substantially smaller...Koivula J.I., 1986. Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones. ABC Edition, Zurich, Switzerland, 135. O’Donoghue...Quartz and Tourmaline Discoveries at the Oceanview Mine, Pala, California, USA During the past several years |
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| 2022 DAZZLING DENTISTRY Using Gold, Crystals & Gemstones MEET THE CARBONATE MINERAL GROUP Upstate New... Sale ROUGH GEMS RAYTECH’S TUMBLE-VIBE 5 KIT MINE-DIRECT FACETING ROUGHS & MINERAL Kit includes TV-5...FACET-CABOCHON-CRYSTALS MINERAL SPECIMENS ✔ Gemstones ✔ Micro-Mounts ✔ Pegmatite Minerals of all Kinds...Amber Scientists have found a new fossil tardigrade hidden in a chuck of 16-million-year-old Miocene amber...Agate • Carrasite Jasper • Pride Pit Jasper • Hidden Valley Jasper • Moonshine Jasper • War Paint Jasper |
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| ........................... 3 The Miner Does Australia ................................................Geology and Mining Operations of the Kiirunavaara Mine, Kiruna, Sweden. .................................lapidary art; the collecting and identification of gemstones; the designing and execution of jewelry or metalcraft;...such a great place to belong. The Miner Does Australia by John Anderson Member of the Houston Gem & Mineral...T here are many reasons for people to visit Australia besides viewing the sheer beauty of this beautiful |
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| collecting available in the State of Maine. ✔ Gemstones ✔ Micro-Mounts ✔ Pegmatite Minerals of all Kinds...Agate • Carrasite Jasper • Pride Pit Jasper • Hidden Valley Jasper • Moonshine Jasper • War Paint Jasper...Lytle Coleman, Owner/Operator Mine Owner of Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg, Eggzilla Thunderegg...CARVINGS ● CLOCKS & MOTORS ● CRYSTALS ● FACETED GEMSTONES ● FOSSILS ● FINDINGS INTARSIA ● JEWELRY ● MINERALS...Education Category. 1929 TURQUOISE William Tell Mine Turquoise ✔ Ithaca Peak Kingman Arizona Heirloom |
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| NO. 4 • APRIL 2021 10 ARIZONA’S PERIDOT MESA GEM MINE A Green Gem Born in Volcanic Lava By Bob Jones ...Carrasite Jasper Cripple Creek Picture Jasper Hidden Valley Jasper Lost Rabbit Thunderegg Pink Lady Plume...Northwest Steve Schultz Mine Owners * Specializes in and mines Lava Cap Thunderegg, Mine Shaft Thunderegg,...silverstreams.com T&J Rocks Plus Tom & Jessa Pearson Mine Owners *Specializes in Pink Lady Plume Agate and...yes, there are prizes up for grabs! GLORIOUS GEMSTONES — COMING VERY SOON! The next Rock & Gem digital |
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| faceting, silversmithing, sphere making, Show in Grass Valley The Nevada County Gem and Mineral filigree, scrimshaw...Lee Kirby on Specific South Auburn Street, Grass Valley, Gravity of Minerals; Arlene Buehler on California...Madagascar, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Japan and Australia. Closer to home it is found in Canada, in Mexico...California, especially those at the Little Three Mine near Ramona. The bulk of production is from Ouro...Mountains in Russia. Crystals from the Little Three Mine rival them. There is one major problem with topaz |
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| elie) (e(-e- Mine @anee) (ela:lale texture, there is something irresistible about gemstones. But do not...not let the word “gemstones” scare you. Don't get flustered by the implications of “precious” and “semiprecious...can afford gemstones, and any crafter can make her own gemstone jewelry. In Simply Gemstones, Nancy Alden...sparkling sapphires and uncut diamonds, in Simply Gemstones there’s a gem and a corre $pondiiag project that...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Alden, Nancy. Simply gemstones : designs for creating beaded gemstone jewelry |
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| JEWELRY MAKER Creating conversation pieces with gemstones by John Vause CIRCULATION Regional Vlca-Praaldenta...percentage of rock hobbyists get started by tumbling gemstones, a craft which is featured in this issue. For...hosted by the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley, will have the theme Rockhound Rendez vous and...Wells Valley Search and Rescue Team, provided by the Kern County Sheriff's Office, demonstrated mine rescue...assured of first-class service and top quality gemstones when you order Then we guarantee our quality and |
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| play-of-colors sitting atop a quartz matrix, West Colusa Mine, Butter Mining District, Silver Bow County, Montana...courtesy of Jim Brace-Thompson; thunderegg from Oregon mine, courtesy Lori Coleman, owner of Spanish Stirrup...Rhodochrosite with Quartz & Sphalerite Sweet Home Mine (Home Sweet Home Mine Sweet Home lode and Pulaski lode [Patents...iridescence is opal, the national gemstone of Australia. Opal is prized for its kaleidoscopic displays...structural colors known as opalescence. Two other gemstones that occasionally exhibit iridescence are sunstone |
