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Brilliant_Rock
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What a very sad story.
This man had an interesting life.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/africa/la-fg-kenya-killing14-2009aug14,0,687572.story
Small snip:
For decades, Scottish geologist and gem dealer Campbell Bridges navigated the risks that came with mining precious stones in Africa.
At his camp deep in the Kenyan bush, he spent nights in a treehouse to stay safe from wild animals.
He used a python to stand guard over his cache of colored gems and more than once chased away marauders attempting to poach from his caves.
But Bridges' life and adventurous career ended abruptly this week when his truck was ambushed in southeastern Kenya by a mob armed with spears, machetes, and bows and arrows.
Police and family members say the attackers appeared to be linked to a gang seeking to seize control of Bridges' lucrative mining concession.
. . .
The son of a mining company geologist, Bridges was among those who worked in the initial extraction and marketing of the blue gemstone tanzanite in the 1960s.
He worked as a consultant for New York-based Tiffany & Co. jewelers in selling the gems to U.S. customers.
He is credited with finding, in 1967, an equally rare green gemstone called tsavorite.
This man had an interesting life.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/africa/la-fg-kenya-killing14-2009aug14,0,687572.story
Small snip:
For decades, Scottish geologist and gem dealer Campbell Bridges navigated the risks that came with mining precious stones in Africa.
At his camp deep in the Kenyan bush, he spent nights in a treehouse to stay safe from wild animals.
He used a python to stand guard over his cache of colored gems and more than once chased away marauders attempting to poach from his caves.
But Bridges' life and adventurous career ended abruptly this week when his truck was ambushed in southeastern Kenya by a mob armed with spears, machetes, and bows and arrows.
Police and family members say the attackers appeared to be linked to a gang seeking to seize control of Bridges' lucrative mining concession.
. . .
The son of a mining company geologist, Bridges was among those who worked in the initial extraction and marketing of the blue gemstone tanzanite in the 1960s.
He worked as a consultant for New York-based Tiffany & Co. jewelers in selling the gems to U.S. customers.
He is credited with finding, in 1967, an equally rare green gemstone called tsavorite.
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