Finding Your Own Lapidary Rough and Collectible Rocks

Friday, May 13th, 2011 Posted in Gemstones, Lapidary Rough | No Comments »

Best Places To Find Collectible Rocks and Lapidary Rough Collecting rocks is one of the hobbies that many people love to do. Actually, there is quite a good number that collect ... Read more..

Rubies, Sapphires, Beryl Rough “Oh My”

Thursday, February 10th, 2011 Posted in Gemstones | No Comments »

Gemstones Start Out Rough, But Become Pieces of Beauty There are two main categories of gemstones: the precious stones and the semi-precious stones. There are four stones that are classed as ... Read more..

Learn About The Beauty of Emerald and Emerald Rough!

Monday, February 7th, 2011 Posted in Gemstones | No Comments »

Beautiful Emerald Jewelry Starts With Beautiful Emerald Rough! Emeralds originate from a mineral called beryl, and are green as a result of traces of the element chromium. Some beryl with vanadium ... Read more..

Guidelines When Purchasing Gemstones

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Posted in Gemstones | 1 Comment »

Individuals have always fallen in love with gemstones. This happens because these products are almost always breath-taking and are absolutely exquisite. Gemstones are valuable because, normally, their market appraisal is ... Read more..

Guides When Striving To Shop For Rough Diamonds Jewelries

Friday, July 23rd, 2010 Posted in Gemstones | 1 Comment »

Diamonds are women's best friends. The most crucial precious jewelry and accessories frequently have diamonds as gemstones. Real diamonds are regarded as the most difficult substance on the planet. They ... Read more..

Lapidary Techniques That Will Amaze You!

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 Posted in Used Lapidary Equipment | No Comments »

By Emily A Clark Every step in special lapidary techniques is vital from the choice of the slab, the trim sawing to the final polish. But potentially the most vital is ... Read more..

Why Some Gemstones are Cut as Cabochons

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Faceting | No Comments »

Author: GemSelect In the gemstone world, a cabochon is a stone that is cut with a highly polished rounded or convex top with no faceting, with a flat or slightly domed ... Read more..

Fancy Cuts And Cutting Techniques That Enhance The Glamour of Gemstones

Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Used Lapidary Equipment | No Comments »

Gemstones have the natural glamor and aura in them. However, their grace and sparkle comes up when they are given fancy cuts and design by the jeweler through the use ... Read more..

Five Reasons Used Lapidary Equipment Makes Sense For You

Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in Used Lapidary Equipment | 17 Comments »

It's probably obvious to you and me that used lapidary equipment makes perfect sense. But, just in case there are those out there who still aren't convinced, here are the ... Read more..

An Intro To Lapidary and Gemstones

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Gemstones, Lapidary Rough | 1 Comment »

Most of the time you will find people that collect stamps, some collect coins and other collect collectors beer cans and soda cans with pictures of their favorite sports start ... Read more..

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