How do you clean an Amethyst gemstone?
By 1a2b | January 31, 2012
I have a gold ring with a large Amethyst gemstone set on the ring. The ring is about 15 years old and through the years it has lost its shine and luster. In short, it doesn’t sparkle like it should. How do I clean the gemstone to bring back that shine?
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My Lapidary and Wire Work
By 1a2b | January 30, 2012
Semi precious gemstones from rough to the finished article and the beginning of a new interest in Wire wrapping….
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Mark Schneider Design – Color Gemstones
By 1a2b | January 30, 2012
Learn about award-winning jewelry designer Mark Schneider and his color gemstone pieces. Mark has won countless awards and his stunning pieces can be seen in museum collections worldwide, including the Smithsonian. See more at our website: www.markschneiderdesign.com
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Lapidary
By 1a2b | January 29, 2012
A short documentary that answers the question: “What is lapidary?”
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Gemstone & Bali silver earrings
By 1a2b | January 29, 2012
Image taken on 2008-05-16 11:09:14 by Helmetti.
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Creating a small lapidary & jewelry workshop 1
By 1a2b | January 28, 2012
Gregor workshop before organization
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Responsible gold mining or blood gold
By 1a2b | January 28, 2012
Like the blood diamonds. gold in developing countries needs to be be more socially and enviromentally responsible.
“Tiffany & Co. is committed to obtaining precious metals and gemstones and crafting our jewelry in ways that are socially and environmentally responsible. It is simply the right thing to do; and our customers expect and deserve nothing less,” Kowalski …
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Gemstone Anklet
By 1a2b | January 27, 2012
Image taken on 2006-01-14 01:17:30 by meganpru.
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I live in Queensland / Australia. I am interested in lapidary/fossicking and am looking for local web sites?
By 1a2b | January 26, 2012
I’ve volunteered to assist with the club magazine. Now I would like to find interesting articles.
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What is a gemstone or mineral from Virginia that starts with “w” and ends with “stone”?
By 1a2b | January 26, 2012
We bought a gemstone/mineral identification card, and when we got home, discovered that the IDs for the bottom line are not printed properly. We were able to hold it up to the light and figure out 3 of the 4 items, but the 4th has us baffled. It appears to start with a “W” and end with the word “stone,” but really it could be anything that is alphabetically after turquoise. I could read the origin of “Virginia” pretty clearly. The stone is olive green with specks of orange and darker green in it. Any ideas??
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