PrettyRock.com's Gemology and Faceting blog: May 2009

emcrorie · at 8:06 AM

Oops! Forgot to post this one! check out the new rough: http://www.prettyrock.com/php/facet-rough-all-recent.php

emcrorie · at 8:55 AM

Made by Harold and Erica Van Pelt Lapidary (photos from 2007 Tucson show)

Two-part faceted quartz box with dendrites in quartz top, and 18 karat gold frame and hinge

emcrorie · at 2:22 PM

Another display from Tucson 2007.

Information displayed said:
Edward "Bud" Grant Erickson sculpted, hand-cut, faceted and polished all the "Super Gems" in this exhibit.

the boules were grown under *** by Dr. Milan Kakas at the Union Carl*** in Wasbegal Washington, specifically for Mr. Erickson's work.

Over a 38-year career Bud lead state of the art solids state *** associated electro-optic development.

***can read this word from photo, I should have gotten a better close up of it!

emcrorie · at 1:20 PM

http://www.prettyrock.com/php/facet-rough-all-recent.php

emcrorie · at 10:17 AM

What happens when tourmaline gets just a tad too warm...
http://gringa-gem-news.blogspot.com/2009/05/french-fried-tourmalines-in-teofilo.html

(BTW this is a great blog, check out the rest of it while you are there.)

emcrorie · at 9:19 AM

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601093&sid=afP5QnoYfINQ&refer=home

best quote: “Squeeze the goo like a pimple and the pearls pop out,” says Montfort-Jones.

oooo just what every woman wants to wear around her neck :)