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Ashes? We don’t need no stinkin’ ashes!

Gem Stones

April 25th, 2008 at 2:14pm |

We received in the mail yesterday three of the 5 stones we had cut. Please excuse the clarity of the pictures… my cellphone does not seem to like close up pictures. lol

3k Garnet (I am shining a flashlight on this one to bring out the deep red color)

3k Amythyst

3k Blue Topaz

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I have two photos that I think that you all will like. The first is the original, taken while I was in Germany in 2006 for my daughter’s confirmation. The second is the painting taken from the first. My thanks to Phoenix for the painting and my daughter for her assistance in [...]

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Our Vacation – Gem Hunting Part II

April 20th, 2008 at 8:51pm |

We went back to Gem Mountain on day 2 and stayed there for most of the day. We took a break and had lunch at the local Burger King… and went back. We bought the biggest bucket they offer as our last purchase and it came with 2 free cuttings. Out of the first bucket [...]

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Nice

April 14th, 2008 at 8:06pm |

I will put these up and let you all see what my vacation was like…

What else do I need to say?
Carlo

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Our Vacation – Gem Hunting Part 1

April 14th, 2008 at 11:48am |

Well, we are back and alive. We didn’t fall off any mountains and managed to find a few great places to hunt gems.
Our trip started Wednesday night by heading up out of the Atlanta area to my step-daughters house. She lives about 60 miles north of the metro area and that helped to put [...]

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