[Jewelry making - Article 00588] - Re: [Orchid] Yellow Turquoise

[Lisa Orlando]

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    After following this thread, I want to revise my response to another
    thread, where I said I'd used both Fire Mountain and Rio and been
    both happy and unhappy with each. 

    I have the impression that Fire Mountain has become less reliable
    over the last couple of years. They carry so much junk now that I've
    almost given up looking at their catalog--it gives me a headache. I
    last bought from them when they had Sleeping Beauty turquoise on sale
    and I can only hope that it's the real thing, since I spent more than
    I could afford and have been selling it as such. If anyone knows a
    reason that I shouldn't, please tell me. 

    On the other hand, I have never had any reason to suspect that Rio
    sold me anything that wasn't what they said it was. My
    disappointments have all involved quality control and they seem to be
    working on that. However, they have a very limited selection of
    gemstone beads. I would really appreciate some Orchidian attention to
    the "gemstone beads" section in the Ganoksin Guide to Industry Web
    Sites: 

    http://www.ganoksin.com/resources/browse-gemstones_beads-172-1.html
    Right now, there are 6 suppliers listed, with 0 ratings and 0
    reviews. 

    I too have some of that "yellow turquoise," left over from a
    commission, for which it was supplied, with great delight, by my
    client. Since I'd never heard otherwise, I assumed such a thing
    existed. Luckily, I've never used it in anything else. Now it can go
    in the box with the "cherry quartz!" 

Lisa Orlando
Aphrodite's Ornaments
Elk, CA

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