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I wanted to make a few comments about the Zachery process. This process uses the diffusion approach, while it is still treated material it is a whole lot better process than the rest. I would assume that they have a standard cocktail of material that is common to all Turquoise and then just heat it ...

Hey K J, Pretty, ring, I do like the Garnets, if I had to guess I would say there is a good possibility that they are Hessonite garnets, Hessonite garnets would be a good match for your Opal because of the Roiling effect. The Roiling effect is a characteristic of the Hessonite garnets. They also cal...

Hello Charles and Welcome to the Forum. There is a lot of interesting information on this site and some very talented people. You, I am sure are going to really enjoy the site.

Hey 8's, the Mongshu or (Monghsu) mine is located in Central MYANMAR or what use to be called BURMA. There are several areas where Rubies are mined in Burma or Myanmar. The original BURMA RUBIES were produced from the Mogok Valley region mines, which are located in the upper regions of country. You ...

Hey 8's, Long time no see, I came by to check on you from time to time but alas no 8's. That is a very pretty ring, and I would suggest that the rubies hail from the Mongshu mine. I have a Star Ruby of the same color with similar attributes and it hails from the Mongshu. It is unfortunate, I have so...

Hey Swordfish, Good article, if you are into Emeralds, there is nothing like a Colombian Emerald. I have some tailing rough from the Muzo mine, while it is just that TAILING ROUGH it is interesting to note the crystal structure and formation of the crystals. I do have a 12 carat cut stone that I pur...

Mr. Swordfish, In a thread you posted about a friend that had sold their claim for WHITE BUFFALO Turquoise. You said you were the beneficiary of some of the tailing material. The first question I have for you was this THE DRY CREEK mine and the second, do you have any photos of the tailing material....

Good Morning All,

You hit the nail on the head as usual Pink.

Bill

Hey Pink, So far I really like it on the lap top but I ran across an issue on the mobile that I need to lock down. There seems to be a phishing problem, while I do have a state of the art security system on the phone, I would really like lock it down with out depending on the security system. By the...

Mr Swordfish and Mrs. Pink I appreciate all of the nice things you have said. I gotta tell ya though, the most important thing to me is the fact that people do not have to fear litigation over acquiring knowledge. Another important caveat is the uniqueness of Nevada Turquoise. You can have two piece...