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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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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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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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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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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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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: ...