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Most people have asked various questions when it comes to opals and one of the [...]
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Centuries ago, the Chinese discovered that you can efficiently polish and smooth materials by gluing [...]
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Water of the sea. That’s the Latin phrase for which aquamarine is named. A blue- [...]
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While you can buy and sell gemstones from anywhere they’re found around the world, if [...]
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Paraiba Tourmaline – Origin Reports Last month I sold one of my most beautiful gemstones, [...]
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Smart investors are turning profits whilst gold and currency prices crash. Coloured gemstone investment has [...]
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