Gemstones Galore: GEM NEWS: New Ebook on Gemstones "Playing Around with Minerals & Gemstones"

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

GEM NEWS: New Ebook on Gemstones "Playing Around with Minerals & Gemstones"

"Playing Around with Minerals and Gemstones"

This is a new eBook by Allano designed to arouse interest in the subject if previously ignored. Maybe you need a new hobby? Maybe you can scope the subject as a possible new career path? Cheers, Allano

Foto: Garnet bead jewelry mentioned in the text.

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Red Beryls for Sale

eBay has 311 entries for red beryl sales, with specimen material from the Thomas Range, Utah and of specimens and faceted gems for the Wah Wah Mountains, Utah. Choice specimens are up to $10,000, and there is one faceted gem of 4 1/2 carat, asking $40,000. However, average size of natural faceted red beryls is 0.15 carats, and the largest known one is 8 carats.

Hydrothermal synthetic red beryls are offered by the Morion Co, USA, as slabs, i.e., crystals sawn through the seed plate, at $5/carat, slabs weighing 10 to 75 carats.

Brighton Co, Massachusetts, offer a range of faceted hydrothermal red beryls e.g., 6 x 4 mm, oval, $22.

Tairus Created Gems supply to the trade various colored hydrothermally grown beryls (green, blue, purple, red etc thru several distributors.
See Tairus Created Gems,

Amber Crafts

Colour of Mexican amber varies between clear yellow, cognac, red, cream and black. Clear yellow amber with insect inclusions is highly prized for pendants and display specimens. Polished amber pieces are set in silver jewelry. Local silversmithing is excellent with the usual range of pendants, necklaces, cabochons in rings and earrings. Large pieces, 6 to 10 cm size, are carved into figurines, birds, animals, frogs etc. Some expensive necklaces have amber combined with either lapis lazuli or jade. Much of the low cost amber for sale on street stalls is pressed amber, made by heating under pressure small, otherwise useless fragments.