All posts tagged "gem profile"

  • Gem Profile Sept. 30: Common Opal

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 30, 2011 Common Opal one of a series, Mystifying Opals This article is one of a six-part series on Opal. Here is a complete list of our Opal articles: An...

    • Posted September 29, 2011
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  • Gem Profile Sept. 23: An Opal Introduction

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 23, 2011 An Opal Introduction one of a series, Mystifying Opals This article is one of a six-part series on Opal. Here is a complete list of our Opal articles:...

    • Posted September 22, 2011
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  • Gem Profile Sept. 16: Pyrite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 16, 2011 By Dale “Cougar” Armstrong, Wire-Sculpture.com Pyrite Pyrite, also known as iron pyrite, has been used by humans for many centuries. Early man discovered that when struck, the stone...

    • Posted September 15, 2011
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  • Gem Profile Sept. 9: Lapis Lazuli

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 9, 2011 By Dale “Cougar” Armstrong, Wire-Sculpture.com Lapis Lazuli Admired for its incredible, deep royal blue color, Lapis Lazuli is one of the world’s oldest lapidary materials. The word “lapis”...

    • Posted September 8, 2011
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  • Gem Profile Sept. 2: Beautifully Colored Jasper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 2, 2011 Beautifully Colored Jasperone of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is a complete list of our Jasper...

    • Posted September 1, 2011
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  • Gem Profile August 26: Patterned Jaspers

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 26, 2011 Patterned Jaspersone of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is a complete list of our Jasper articles:...

    • Posted August 25, 2011
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  • Gem Profile August 19: Picture Jasper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 19, 2011 Picture Jasper, also called Landscape Jasper, Scenic Jasperone of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is a...

    • Posted August 18, 2011
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  • Gem Profile August 12: Bloodstone

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 12, 2011 Bloodstoneone of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is a complete list of our Jasper articles: What...

    • Posted August 11, 2011
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  • Gem Profile August 5: What is Jasper?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for August 5, 2011 What is Jasper? one of a series, The Wonders of Jasper This article is one of a five-part series on Jasper. Here is a complete list of our...

    • Posted August 4, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 29: Rhodonite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 29, 2011 Rhodonite Rhodonite Facts Rhodonite comes from the Greek "rhodon," which means rosy, and its scientific name is manganese inosilicate. Rhodochrosite, which was last week’s gem, morphs into rhodonite...

    • Posted July 29, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 22: Rhodochrosite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 22, 2011 Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Facts Rhodochrosite (Greek "rhodo" for rose and "khros" for color), whose compound name is manganese carbonate, is found in ore veins and extremely large manganese deposits....

    • Posted July 21, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 15: Sunstone

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 15, 2011 Sunstone one of a series on Feldspar Today’s profile on Sunstone is the last in this series on Feldspar. Did you miss any of the Feldspars that we...

    • Posted July 15, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 8: Moonstone

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 8, 2011 Moonstone one of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we covered? Here they are again: Amazonite, Labradorite, Moonstone,...

    • Posted July 7, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 1: Labradorite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 1, 2011 Gem Profile by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong <br/ > Labradorite one of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we...

    • Posted June 30, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 24: Amazonite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 24, 2011 Amazoniteone of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we covered? Here they are again: Amazonite, Labradorite, Moonstone, Sunstone....

    • Posted June 23, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 17: Jade

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 17, 2011 Jade Jadeite and Nephrite When most people talk about Jade, they are thinking of a lovely green stone that can be carved into a wide variety of ornaments,...

    • Posted June 16, 2011
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