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| | | | | [627] New Cutting of Gemstones Creates Freedom For Design | Difficult times are often good times for the unusual. The higher the hurdle that must be overcome to make clients decide to buy, the more important are originality and exclusiveness. Proven, well-loved, timeless... This year the trend is toward lasting values. That iss why classic gemstones are particularly in demand. Quality and originality are doing well.... (2002)
 Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [GZ Art+Design]|[GZ Art+Design] | | Releated Categories: [GemBiz]|[Behind The Design] | | ISBN: B00007B9ED | | [403] Oregon Sunstone | Shot through with copper, sunstone from this locality has mesmerized miners and designers alike. It has inspired vacation rockhounds to put down stakes in Oregon's mining country, and has spawned a hearty fraternity of diggers determined to bring the Oregon state stone into the sunlight.... (2000)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Colored Stone]|[Marlene A. Prost] | | Releated Categories: [GemBiz] | | ISBN: B000060MIL | | [793] Red Labrodite? - what is it? | Orange and red stones of every kind stood out at this years sensory-overloaded Tucson gem and mineral shows, but one major puzzle for gem lovers was an orange-red feldspar with an identity crisis.
At one exhibit, the dealer called the stone andesine from the Congo. His finest specimens were comparable in price to the best-quality tanzanite. Other companies also sold the stone as andesine, "Congo sunstone," "red labradorite," or occasionally the more factual "red feldspar." And just to make things a little more confusing, the same material is also found in green.
The prices were literally all over the map. A Tucson vendor confessed that he and his colleagues snoop out their competitors prices. Within three days, they adjusted their pricing to be more competitive with each other.
What is red labradorite? Is it the same as andesine? Where does sunstone fit in?...
(2006)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Colored Stone]|[Diana Jarrett] | | Releated Categories: [GemBiz] | | ISBN: B000060MIL | | [456] Rough Times
| Historically speaking, gemstone mining has always been hit or miss. When miners make a big strike, gemstones flood the market, prices fall, and smart dealers stock up, because inevitably the pocket will get mined out and prices will creep back up again. That rush of discovery, the thrill of seeing some new and amazing piece of nature coming onto the market, is one of the driving forces of the gemstone market. But lately, gemstone mines around the world have been missing more than they hit, according to gemstone cutters and wholesalers. For nearly two years, rough production worldwide has been soft, goods are harder to come by, and prices are rising in many gem categories.... (2004)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Colored Stone]|[Deborah Yonick] | | Releated Categories: [GemBiz] | | ISBN: B000060MIL | | [640] South Africa: The Big Picture | For the residents of South Africa poorest neighborhoods, jewelry makes for a fresh start. Until 10 years ago, global economic sanctions against South Africa generally forced South African companies to keep their manufacturing in-house out of necessity. Post-apartheid, after sanctions were dropped, the rand remained relatively weak against most foreign currencies, again necessitating domestic manufacture. It comes as somewhat of a surprise, therefore, to hear that the consensus among South African jewelers is that there aren not enough of them in the first place.... (2005)
Complete Story | | Show me more articles from: [Colored Stone]|[Beard Morgan] | | Releated Categories: [GemBiz] | | ISBN: B000060MIL | |
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