[Jewelry making - Article 00349] - Re: [Orchid] Sapphires buying

[MillsGem]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


    Well done Carl! You have a very level headed and well informed
    atitude with respect to the realities of the gemstone marketplace.
    It is, indeed, no longer practical or feasible to assert whether a
    gemstone is natural or untreated. Furthermore, what is the relevance
    if the typical consumer puts a stone in a ring and proceeds to
    destroy it through careless wear.? The only stones that are fairly
    consistently natural and untreated are the semi-precious cabochons.
    For this reason I will continue to use them whenever possible
    inasmuch as they are honest examples of nature's art.( I subsidize
    my cabochon habit by selling the glittery baubles...it works for me
    ! ) Ron at Mills Gem, Los Osos, CA. 

____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________