I went to the GIA today - P

[Barrett]

Awesome moh..way to think about the rest of us and share the pics...very cool....that opal necklace is spectacular

 

[Moh 10]

I was surprised to learn that opals can be transparent.
Look at one of those orange Mexican fire opals which is cut into an oval.

Last week when I dropped off the purplish-pink at GIA's lab for verification I only had my cellphone camera with me but wanted to take nice pics.
I asked them if I could bring in my real camera when I picked up my stone this week.
I was very surprised they allow photography there.

 

[TravelingGal]

Gah, that was unreal! Those tourmalines were glowing!

Thanks so much for sharing. I''m going to have to go back and re-gawk!

 

[bling addict]

WOW!

Thanks for sharing

they''re all just stunning!

 

[simplysplendid]

*pant, pant, pant..*

I can''t breathe.. the pics took my breath away..

(corny, i know)..

 

[Kismet]

Those were gorgeous, especially the second ruby necklace. Thank you for sharing!

 

[T L]

I don''t think I''ve drooled this much since I ate a piece of chocolate lava cake!!

Those Mozambique tourmalines are TDF!! The rubies, and that vivid yellow diamond!! Gah!!!

Thank you so much for posting these pics!!

 

[Catmom]

Oh moh, thank you so much for sharing your pictures with us!!! I am just drooling here. The tourmalines are fantastic but I have to say I really love that little opal turtle. Skippy I think you need one of these!

 

[brandy_z28]

WOW! Thank you so much for sharing those with us mohs! They were fantasmic!

 

[PinkTower]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I will come back often to look at this post.

 

[stepcutnut]

Great pics, thanks for sharing them with us

 

[D&T]

man, Those are some fantastic pieces!

 

[Stone Hunter]

THANK YOU for sharing these photos with us. I love the opal turtle and the art deco jewlery. WOW

 

[Moh 10]

They DO welcome the public.

Here is a link to their museum I visited.

http://www.gia.edu/research-resources/museum/index.html

Even the setting is heavenly.
It is on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which sparkles like a jewel.

 

[chrono]

Everything is so amazing. I''ve put everything into my eye candy folder to drool at time and again. A big thank you to Moh!

 

[coati]

Moh--thanks so much for posting these pictures. The campus is beautiful--a fitting place to study gems. I studied at the Los Angeles campus, and when I went to Carlsbad for a visit, I was quite jealous of their ocean view.

Glad you had a good time!

 

[LaurenThePartier]

Oh my gosh, Moh, these pictures are just amazing!!!!! Wow!!!!!

 

[geckodani]

Date: 7/1/2009 2:17:45 AM
Author: TravelingGal
Gah, that was unreal! Those tourmalines were glowing!

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm going to have to go back and re-gawk!

Seriously! Thank you so much for the pics! Unreal!!!