[Jewelry making - Article 00363] - Re: [Orchid] Changing the term "semi-precious" stones

[John Donivan]

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>     They may be expensive, even very expensive 

    This is not really on topic, but I don't see that it's worth a whole
    new thread, and it's about stones, so................. 

    A friend of mine lost a 4 1/2 ct. diamond last week, that wasn't
    his. He found it after a time, though. So, I told the story to
    another mutual friend who's a colored stone dealer, just
    conversation. 

    He told me that 20 years ago he closed his safe. Wouldn't close, so
    he slammed it harder. Still wouldn't close, so he slammed it harder.
    Still wouldn't close, so he looked inside, around the edge. Down at
    the bottom was a little pile of green powder, and he said he stood
    there for about ten minutes realizing it was what was left of a
    $10,000 (20 years ago) emerald....... Just thought I'd share a
    good/bad story.....

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