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Similarly, tons of South African diamonds discovered in threatened to flood the market and devalue their value, until DeBeers stepped in. This powerful cartel now controls the quality and quantity of diamond production to ensure it remains the most precious gemstone of all. When it comes to price, the finest quality semi-precious stones can command as high a price as traditional precious stones, especially if they are rare, such as Paraiba tourmaline, rhodolite and peridot.

As this quick round-up shows, precious and semi-precious gemstones come from every corner of the globe. They are mined, cut and polished to meet the market demand for precious gems used in significant pieces of jewellery that become treasured family heirlooms. The best way to choose a gemstone is to choose something that appeals to you or your loved one in colour, brightness or symbolic significance, such as a birthstone. That way it will always retain its emotional value and will be loved and treasured forever.

Our jewels are designed and handcrafted in our atelier in Antwerp by the most skillful and experienced artisans. Shipping and returns are complimentary on all jewels from our catalog within 30 days of reception. As early Anglo settlers spread the word about the wealth of buried treasures beneath the land, immigrants flocked to the colonies to stake their claim.

The hunt for buried treasure is so interwoven into U. Generally speaking , minerals are inorganic objects containing a specific chemical makeup and molecular structure. Gems are precious or semiprecious minerals that can be cut and polished into colorful stones.

Some places will even cut, polish and set found minerals into jewelry for a fee. In North Carolina, for example, 50, treasure hunters try their luck at Emerald Hollow Mine each year. Proud has been hunting gems since her grandfather, a miner during the Great Depression, took her on a digging expedition in the s. She specializes in finding Oregon Sunstone , the state gem from the mineral labradorite characterized by its glittery, orange-red hue and formed as the result of lava flow from volcanic eruptions that occurred millions of years ago.

Proud sells the cut and polished gems as jewelry, but sometimes her work takes her beyond her home state. One of her greatest hauls was in , when she discovered massive quantities of tourmaline in a mine she and her ex-husband leased in Pala, California, 60 miles north of San Diego.

Another, also a tourmaline, wound up on a ten-cent postage stamp in It was so dark inside that we were pouring beer on the specimens to see what their colorations were. The largest show of its kind in the world, annual event features panel discussions, lectures, booths and gems galore. Quigg says that often, rockhunters choose to keep their finds intact rather than cut and polish them. Either way, the show offers plenty of chances to see specimens without getting dirty.

Jeffrey Post, who curates the Smithsonian Institution's National Gem and Mineral Collection , was at the Tucson show last February, where he rubbed shoulders with amateur and pro rockhounds and scored some rare gems.

Among his finds was a tourmaline crystal cluster from Brazil called "the cranberry crown": a gem studded with delicate, nine-inch-long crystals that jut away from its base in all directions. Jet Another prized and rare antique gem found in the UK, Jet was one of the most sought after materials in the 19th century for Victorian mourning jewellery.

Cairngorm Quartz Another native Scottish gemstone, Cairngorm Quartz is a variety of smokey Quartz exclusively found in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.

Bristol Diamonds Whilst there are a few regional varieties of gemstones, have you ever heard of Bristol Diamonds? Posted on April 23, Older Post. Back to Love, Lillicoco. Newer Post. Leave a comment Name.

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