Gem Junkies
Gem Junkies
Parle Jewelry Design's Jonathan and Brecken Farnsworth.
Cleopatra- Girl Loves Her Emeralds
28 minutes Posted Jun 7, 2018 at 10:22 pm.
Jardin
Recuperating from the Luxury/JCK Show
Ruby correction
B for beryl = Emerald
When you are talking about Emerald, they have inclusions
Differentiate between oil and resin
Durability
Purchasing emeralds
13th Century Italy
Mt. Smaragdus
Seeing the future
To reveal truth
Cure diseases
Protection against evil spells
Traditional birthstone for May
When the first Emerald were found
Cleopatra and her love for Emeralds
Who else mined the Egyptian mines?
Columbia is where the best Emeralds are found
Ethiopian Emeralds
In terms of production . . .
3 mining districts in Columbia
Trapiche Emeralds
3 phase inclusions
The traditional Emerald Cut
How are they found?
How are they mined?
(Storytime) Visiting Emerald mines in Brasil
African Emeralds
Synthetic Emeralds
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All the best things in life are green... We’re talkin’ Emeralds, people! Gem Junkies cross off number 2 of the big three (Rubies, Emeralds, & Sapphires). We head to COLOOOMBIAAA, check out Emerald mines, and look at this inclusive little gem. Join the Junkies and get hooked!
Not clean to the eye
How they are treated