Open Pit Mining
This is a practice we discourage by offering many selections of gems which are picked off of the surface of the Earth, such as dinosaur bones, coprolite, and many agates and jaspers.
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- April 29, 2010
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Bill Board In Rio De Janeiro
What I find most offensive about this billboard in Rio De Janeiro is that the Catholics are not represented--What only certain religions appreciate the beauty of a woman?
If you do not have a sense of humor we do not want you as a customer--sorry. &n
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- April 29, 2010
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Almandine Pyrope Garnet and the Czech People
"If a gemstone can reflect the essence of the Czech people, it is an Almandine Pyrope Garnet. Much eighteenth and nineteenth century jewelry was set with gem material from a large area near Trebenice, in the Bohemian region of Czechoslovakia.
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- April 29, 2010
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Austin City Gems & The Environment
As artists, we believe we can have an influence through our participation in the fashion industry to promote environmentally sustainable gemstones and designer jewelry: We do not have to choose to tear apart the earth for gems, many can be foun
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- April 21, 2010
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Dedicated To The Art & Craft of Lapidary
We are dedicated to promoting the Art & Craft of Lapidary. We love what we do, which is creating original hand-cut gemstones, and we will do this without aiding conflicts or wars; we promote and choose to cut rough gems which have a low-impact o
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- April 21, 2010
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New Management
Hello, my wife, Rae Anne, and I, Chris, inherited this site from Rae Anne's mother, Lynette.
Thank you Lynette.
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- April 21, 2010
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