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Portland gems

Oregonian Gemology Class 101

PORTLAND – All Outdoor's People seem to instinctively pick up pretty or interesting stones along the beach or in stream’s gravels...
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Oregon's special sunstone

Oregon’s One & Only “Sunstones” Tiffany of New York once owned the “Spectrum Sunstone Mine or Oregon’s first...
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Sex trafficking survivor Rachel Lloyd book signing, film screening March 11

StreetLightUSAin Phoenixwill be hosting a free sex trafficking awareness event with trafficking survivor,Rachel Lloyd, on March 11 from 2:00 to 6...
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Prehnite, the Granny Smith apple green mineral

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  • October 10, 2011
“What’s that lovely apple green stone?” I asked of my favorite Australian outback miner. Besides having that rhythmic Aussie...
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Record low temperatures at Tucson Gem Show

Tucson again hosted the Gem Show 2011. I made my annual trip to mecca for gemstones, pearls, and jewelry findings. In addition to getting the rocky...
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Frequently asked questions about cultured pearls

Q: What is a cultured pearl?A: It’s a pearl that has been nucleated with a seed bead to stimulate the mollusk to produce a pearl. The...
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The Mayan Secret

Guatemala was the historical source for the Mayan treasure and before that, the source for the even more rare blue jade of the Olmecs, their...
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Import-Export, the Mayan way

The Mayans, if anything, were long distance traders and feather merchants. Their civilization lasted for over 2000 years and flourished until the...
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Jade: the Mayan treasure

Baubles, bangles and beads? No, it was jade, in the color of new corn and flowing water, that symbolized all that was good in the Mayan culture....
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Opals, hondura's secret

Off the road and most maps lies a very old opal mining region, now reduced to a few open pits where the men work with shovels and picks. Close by...
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