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From Rock & Gem, I hope this inspires any newbies to try their hand at polishing rocks by hand, and any veteran cutters who enjoy the relaxed state that hand polishing imparts to those who enjoy it and find it soothing as well as rewarding with the finished results. :) https://www.rockngem.com/w...

With the price of gold still near its all-time high, hopefully those of you with interests in geology will find this one both interesting and enjoyable, and maybe even pique your interest in finding some yourself. ;) Gold Geology Of Subduction Zones, North Cascades, Washington State hO8V-_jgrzw

I thought y'all might enjoy seeing this parade of fine gemstone eye candy today. Enjoy!

Save this one for when you've got time to sit and peruse it at your leisure. ;) The State of the Majors Is Here! See who made the cut for the 2024 "$100 Million Supersellers" and "Top 50 Specialty Jewelers." Plus, the National Jeweler team provides in-depth content on the state o...

This is on the NDC hosting its Natural Diamond Club at the Yardbird Table & Bar Restaurant in The Venetian from May 30 to June 2, and it looks like it's going to be pretty good so if you're going to Vegas you may want to add this one to your itinerary. Here's the scoop. ;) Natural Diamond Counci...

Emmanuel Rahab always gives us food for thought on how to improve our jewelry businesses, and this one focuses on how to handle jewelry brand requests so I hope our sellers will find this useful. ;) The Smart Lab: How to Effectively Navigate Jewelry Brand Requests https://nationaljeweler.com/uploads...

We all know the adage, 'what goes up must come down', but when it comes to gold I think we will see it exceed its former high soon enough if things don't normalize and settle down. From mining.com, here's the latest on how gold is doing. ;) Gold price rebounds ahead of US inflation data Staff Writer...

Let us take a moment to remember and thank all the brave men and women who have served to make and keep America 'the land of the free, and the home of the brave' with this brief history of Decoration Day, which was renamed Memorial Day as we know it today. God Bless America!!

When I saw whatever this thing is in the lead pic I thought I wouldn't be posting this one for you, but when I saw the necklace below it intrigued me so much it changed my mind, and you have to see this unique piece of jewelry for yourselves to appreciate it because I wouldn't even know how to descr...

Here's a big'un we can watch get cut and see what's inside, and as far as I can tell we don't have this one up yet. This is definitely better than finding a Tootsie Roll in the middle. :lol: I will add that it's too bad that a piece of rough this size only yielded such a small stone, but it's a deep...