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What is Turkish Purple Jade?

The commercial part of the lapidary business favors new mine finds and exotic or rare materials. As gem carvers, these reasons draw us to these materials,…

Turkish Purple Jade Jewelry

What is Turkish purple jade? Learn about the qualities of this rare, beautiful, and versatile gemstone and see it transformed from rock to finished…

Sonoranite

The World’s Newest Gold Ore gemstone! Found and mined in only one location in the world, from the beautiful Sonoran Desert in Arizona. A unique…

What is a Gem?

Even the most general definition of a gem has many exceptions. Learn what qualities have been used to identify gemstones both scientifically and…