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2022 News for Dominion Gems
After 2 years of the website being offline after Covid, the site is back up and published. I have alot of work to do on updating it. ...
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​Gold & Gemstone Mines & Mining Claims for sale; Mineral and Crystal Specimens, Opals, Lapidary Rough and Gemstones
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- Mar 10, 2018
- 1 min
Mintabie Opal Field in Australia CLOSING
The well-known Mintabie (aka "Mintubi") Opal Field in South Australia has been shut down by the Australian Government. Mintabie has...
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- Sep 11, 2017
- 2 min
ALERT: Tourmaline Specimens STOLEN from the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in Southern C
PLEASE EVERYONE TAKE NOTICE, and be on the lookout for high-end tourmaline specimens in the market for sale or trade. The Fallbrook Gem...
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- Jan 26, 2016
- 1 min
Rogerley Fluorite Mine Closed w/Update (NOT CLOSING) ????
I've just learned that the very famous and productive Rogerley Mine, in Durham, England,known for it's daylight fluorescent Fluorite, has...
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wentzellgems
- Jan 10, 2016
- 1 min
Wanted: Wingate Pass (aka Death Valley Plume) Agate!
We are completely sold out of our Wingate Pass agate stock, and are looking to buy old collections and stashes of this PARTICULAR type of...
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wentzellgems
- May 26, 2015
- 1 min
GIA Reports on a new deposit of Black Opal from Ethiopia
GIA reported in late 2014 that a new deposit of naturally occurring black opal has been found at the Stayish Mine near Gashena, south of...
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- Jun 11, 2014
- 4 min
Buying "Black" Opals on Ebay- a warning to consumers about treated Smoked Opals sold as na
THIS POST UPDATED FEBRUARY 2015. By now you have all seen the beautiful opals coming out of the Welo ("Wollo") Province in Ethiopia:...
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- Jan 4, 2013
- 5 min
Ed Swoboda, 1917-2013: Tribute to a Gem of a Miner
Ed Swoboda On January 5, 2013, the jewelry, gem and mineral world lost a great person, and giant legend, Edward Swoboda. Ed was a...
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wentzellgems
- Nov 25, 2012
- 1 min
Happy Birthday to an old Friend: George Ashley, gone but not forgotten
Today is the birthday of an old friend who was one of the main influences in my early years and my becoming a gem prospector/miner: ...
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- Apr 24, 2012
- 2 min
Red Rock Canyon, California, Precious Opal
One of my greatest joys when I was younger and living in Southern California was visiting my friends at an opal mine near Red Rock...
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