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Obsidian - Gem Types

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rocks2dust ( 1401 )

Obsidian is a glass-like mineral produced by volcanic flows. Many types of Obsidian are used as gemstones in jewelry, and some are quite rare and valuable.A fantastic variety of colors and patterns are...

Tags: Obsidian | Fire Obsidian | Sheen | Pitchstone | Apache Tears

265 of 271 people found this guide helpful

BLUE FOREST WYOMING in modern times.

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mjwy ( 1371 )

Greetings wood collectors. I have a new find, August 22nd. 2007. Here I will attempt to tease with a 63 pound full round, full blue blue forest specimen note ruler for scale. I had a very lucky day collecting...

Tags: blue forest | Farson wood | wyoming | petrified wood | green river eocene

210 of 212 people found this guide helpful

Rock and Mineral Terminology

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oneofakindrocks ( 7412 )

Everybody loves the beauty of natural rocks and minerals. However, not everybody knows the meaning of all the terms used in the industry. I’ve prepared this guide to help those people understand more about the...

Tags: stone | rock | mineral | fossil | cabochon

205 of 221 people found this guide helpful

Buying Agates, Picture Jasper, Fossils Lapidary

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rhodescabbin ( 5548 )

Rhodescabbin Store A BUYERS GUIDE TO LAPIDARY ROCKS I have sold and bought rocks and Lapidary equipment on Ebay now for 7 years. In that time I have done a whole lota buying. In doing so I have learned many a...

Tags: Collectors | Fossils Rocks | Lapidary Beads | Cabbing rough | Loose Gemstones

134 of 147 people found this guide helpful

Rock Saw Blades

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imagineopal ( 1190 )

Over the years, many times I have been asked "What is the best diamond saw blade for cutting...". Blades are a lot like cars, some are made really well and cost a small fortune, others are really so-so and are...

Tags: rocks | slabs | cutting rough | opals | diamond saws

117 of 127 people found this guide helpful

Tiger-eye Pietersite Marra Mamba Binghamite information

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topgems ( 5338 )

History Facts and Types First of all, tiger's eye, tigereye, tiger eye and tiger-eye are all accepted ways to write this name. Up until recently tiger eye has been considered to be pseudomorph but new evidence...

Tags: tigereye | pietersite | binghamite | silkstone | marra mamba

114 of 124 people found this guide helpful

Heated Treated "Lead Glass Filling" Ruby Treatments

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grandgemstones ( 58620 )

Treatments and enhancements Improving the quality of gemstones by treating them is common practice. Some treatments are used in almost all cases and are therefore considered "acceptable". During the late...

Tags: Ruby | Rubies | Gemstones | Treatments | Ruby Sapphire

110 of 111 people found this guide helpful

WYOMING NEPHRITE JADE MARKET OF TODAY, buyer beware!

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mjwy ( 1371 )

BEFORE THE GREETING EVEN, THAT PINK STUFF IS NOT NEPHRITE JADE BUT THULITE! MANGANESE RICH ZOISITE AND DON'T LET THEM TELL YOU DIFFERENT. Hello Nephrite lovers! I am in Wyoming and have been here for 26 years....

Tags: jade wyoming | nephrite jade | thulite | Wyoming nephrite | pink jade

104 of 107 people found this guide helpful

Buying Rough Uncut Colored Gemstones

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jewelsroughgems ( 6750 )

Our Tips for Buying Selling GEM Faceting ROUGH Stones, Chrome Pyrope Ruby Red Ant hill Garnets,Tourmaline, Emeralds, Cab Rough, Translucent Richterite Translucent Sugilite, Cabochons, Minerals, Specimens From...

Tags: large | Emeralds | Turquoise | peridot | Rough

82 of 91 people found this guide helpful

Fake ocean Jasper on Ebay - buyer beware!

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terraessence ( 5211 )

Ebay has had some recent fake ocean Jasper being sold mostly by chinese sellers. Ocean jasper is one of the most collectable stones in recent times. Word that the mine is running out or empty seem to fuel...

Tags: Ocean Jasper | Orbicular Jasper | Lapidary rough | Ocean jasper sphere | ocean jasper agate

76 of 83 people found this guide helpful

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