OMG Look at these sapphires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Justin_Cutter]

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Wow!!! This is just what I needed! Big Thanks!
~Justin

 

[JewelFreak]

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I'm in lust for the cc garnet pair. Where's the DROOL emotie??? Why am I always broke????

This is also knocking at my door; unfortunately, I can't afford to answer:

 

[gsellis]

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Long story, but Barrett knows all about it. Let's just say, I'm not a fan of aquas.

He knows a few stories like that. I am not a fan of kunzite

(cutting stuff with perfect cleavage can lead to depression)

 

[NKOTB]

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That mint garnet is one of the most beautiful gems ever that I have ever seen, and yes, it sparkles like crazy!

So does this mean you were the one who got it?!! A case of me not acting quick enough and someone else, sounds like you, having the good sense to jump...I hope it was you, because at least I can visit it virtually...

I WISH! Nope, that thing was way beyond my budget. I just saw it on a lucky occasion when I got to see some of Lisa's stuff in person. If I had bought it, trust me, it would have its own thread, with TONS of pictures!

 

[cellentani]

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Barrett you're a hoot, and several of those fine gems made my pupils dilate. Now tell us what you've been up to lately - any more digs?

 

[Starzin]

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Oh WOW What a bunch of eye candy
The problem is, when you do that it's half pleasure half torture...'cos I just can't decide!

 

[Barrett]

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Hey Cell, Happy B-day again by the way
Actually was supposed to go to Tucson this year but got sidelined and now the plan is Arkansas in a few weeks then maybe Texas for some digs.
Hey George Ellis, you know you love Kunzite..reason being, all your tables and chairs are now level!

 

[gsellis]

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Hey George Ellis, you know you love Kunzite..reason being, all your tables and chairs are now level!

The inside joke here comes from me. It splits into shims. Shims are bits of wood that you use to fill gaps. It splits and you can put it under a wobbly leg to fix that table wobble.

 

[T L]

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For what it's worth, I dislike kunzite too. Now I don't mind a nice kunzite (or spodumene) uncut specimen as they have very interesting growth planes. However, the stone is typically irradiated, and fades in sunlight. It reminds me of rose de France quartz.

 

[NKOTB]

Re: OMG Look at these sapphires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For what it's worth, I dislike kunzite too. Now I don't mind a nice kunzite (or spodumene) uncut specimen as they have very interesting growth planes. However, the stone is typically irradiated, and fades in sunlight. It reminds me of rose de France quartz.

What's wrong with Rose de France quartz?

 

[Barrett]

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Hey cellentani ..you asked if I had been digging lately...here is a pic from today of my buddy Romin and I digging huge quartz crystals here in Georgia. I am on the right, he is in the hole(which I dug out by the way ). Real cold but we pulled out some big ones

Picture taken by Bryan Majorwner of Diamond Hill Mine in South Carolina

 

[T L]

Re: OMG Look at these sapphires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For what it's worth, I dislike kunzite too. Now I don't mind a nice kunzite (or spodumene) uncut specimen as they have very interesting growth planes. However, the stone is typically irradiated, and fades in sunlight. It reminds me of rose de France quartz.

What's wrong with Rose de France quartz?

Nothing. It's just a very light shade of amethyst, and very inexpensive. Kunzite is more expensive, and looks just like that, so for a less expensive alternative, one should probably get a Rose de France quartz. Rose de France quartz won't fade either.

 

[cellentani]

Re: OMG Look at these sapphires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey cellentani ..you asked if I had been digging lately...here is a pic from today of my buddy Romin and I digging huge quartz crystals here in Georgia. I am on the right, he is in the hole(which I dug out by the way ). Real cold but we pulled out some big ones

Picture taken by Bryan Majorwner of Diamond Hill Mine in South Carolina

Wow, that's awesome, but yeah, I see how your buddy has weaseled in on your hard work (which I note is coffin-shaped, btw )! Would love to see photos of what you pulled out, and I hope you consider making a documentary sometime!