48 Hour Sale Garnet Ring Only 14.99

This weeks 48 hour sale items is this lovely Garnet ring. For the next 48 hours, until Friday July 9, 2010 at 8 PM it will be only $14.99 To see all the details on this lovely ring, click the link right here. Hurry I only have one!

Using A Gemstone Refractometer

My birthday is next month, and I am going to buy one of these gemstone refractometers. Maybe not the specific one shown, but one no less. I have been wanting one for a few years now. I have a loupe, dichroscope, and chelsea filter already. I also have a microscope but it is not great for gemstones, but it is helpful. I have so many loose stones that I have no idea what they are, and a few that I am sure are quite valuable stones. The video will show you how to use your refractometer, though if I remember correctly he should have closed the top of the machine not left it open.

Huge Pear Shape Madeira Citrine Pendant

Some of you may remember this stone it used to be in a ring I made. It was so large that I couldn't wear it, and no one was interested in buying it. So i put it in a pendant and I love it. Now I have to decide on what color beads to make the necklace to put it on. I am leaning towards red coral, but blue, green, and even pink or orange would look awesome. So what do all of you think? What color should I blend it with to make a bead necklace?

Note this gemstone was given to me as a gift from my sister. It was sold to her as Madeira Citrine which I suppose it does qualify as because it does have an orange hue to it, but true Madeira Cirtine is a wine color. This stone is huge weighing over ten carats. I may or may not list it in my store, after I have completed the necklace portion.

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