[Jewelry making - Article 01719] - Re: [Orchid] Lapis Rough Prices?

[MillsGem]

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Hi Carol,

    The classical Afghani lapis is so variable as to quality that I
    would not approach valuation unless I had a lot of confidence in what
    I might get for it. Ergo, why not approach the decision from the
    standpoint of projecting what you might get for it upon resale.
    Oddly enough, that which has sprinklings of pyrite is sometimes
    considered defective in some European venues. Personally, my choice
    is with the electric blue that has pyrite. This is material that I
    would value by the carat.......there is damned little of it! Any way
    you look at it, the stuff has to be carried out of it's 14,000' perch
    on a jack ass and then only when the snow has melted.......just being
    able to get the stuff is worth a lot ! 

Ron Mills at Mills Gem Co. Los Osos, Ca.
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