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Citrine Buying Guide: a comprehensive guide on Citrine gems

Quartz its self is very common but yellow quartz found in natural is rare.  Most Citrines on the market today are actually heat treated Amethyst or Smokey Quartz.  These heat-treated gems are a much darker and brighter color then the pale y...

Sapphires

When most people hear the word Sapphire they think Blue, but Sapphires come in every color of the Rainbow except red.  Red Sapphires are Rubies. Sapphires can come in pure white, looking very much like a Diamond to almost black which is called M...

Garnet Buying Guide: A comprehensive guide on various types of Garnets

When most people hear the name Garnet they think red.  But Garnets are more then just a cheap red gemstone.  Garnets can come in a wide variety of colors and some can be quite valuable.  This guide is a comprehensive look at many...

Alexandrite Buying Guide: a comprehensive guide on Alexandrite gems

If you or a loved one was born in June now is the time to buy an Alexandrite.  The prices have never been lower.  Discovered in 1830 in Russia and named after Czar Alexander II, who was then Crown Prince of Russia, Alexandrite appears to ch...

Tourmaline

Legend has it that on the long way from the Earth’s heart up towards the sun, Tourmaline traveled along a rainbow. And on its way it collected all the colors of the rainbow. It is easy to see why ancient people would think this. No gem family is...

Aquamarine Buying Guide: a comprehensive guide to Aquamarine gems

Aquamarine is extremely popular worldwide and has been used in Jewelry for thousands of year. Aquamarine is a beautiful light blue,  blue-green or aqua blue gem. It is a member of the Beryl family of gems which includes Emerald, Morganite, and H...

The Fascinating world of Spinel gems

Spinel  is known as the great imposter because has often confused with Rubies and Sapphires.  “The Black Prince Ruby”  in the English Crown Jewels is a perfect example of a Spinel mistaken for a Ruby.  The Black P...

The Amethyst Buying Guide: a comprehensive guide on Amethyst gems

    Amethyst While Amethyst it’s self it quite common certain varieties of Amethyst are quite rare and valuable. The color purple is traditionally the color of royalty and amethyst has been used since the dawn of history to adorn the ric...

Iolite

        Iolite Gems showing various colors               In the early days of Sea exploration Traveling to far from shore was very dangerous and often lead to disaster. That was until Vikings discovered...

Apatite : The yummiest of all blue gems

Apatite           Mind blowing blue Apatite                     Apatite, a stone seldom found in jewelry stores and virtually unknown to the general public, is beloved by collectors for its m...

The Andalusite Buying Guide: a comprehensive guide on Andalusite gems

Andalusite is poised to be the next beauty queen on the gem market. This beautiful multi color gems is still surprisingly affordable.  It is being called the poor man's Alexandrite because of the way it can appear to change colors depending on h...

Ametrine

     Ametrine     Traditional Octagon cut Ametrine Ametrine is a wonderful combination of Amethyst and Citrine. Only found in the Anahi Mine in Bolivia, natural Ametrine is becoming increasingly rare.  Some suppliers hav...

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10x and 20x Dual Butterfly Loupe Magnifier

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Fast Weigh TS-50 Digital Pocket Scale 50 x 0.01g

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Smithsonian Rock Tumbler

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Rock n' Roll! Polish rough rocks to create semi-precious gemstones with the Smithsonian Rock Tumbler. Create beautiful jewelry and key chains out of amethyst, jasper, agate, and others. This heavy duty rock tumbler does much more than ordinary rock polishers - it actually changes rough stones into beautiful, high luster, semi-precious gemstones. Set includes U.L. Listed Electric Tumbler with heavy duty motor, 8 oz. Rough, Semi-Precious Stones, Tumbling Grit, Polish, Jewelry Settings, Glue, and I...0 points

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