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Wish the contest was going longer. I'm gonna hate to see it end.

A pendent of Burmese red spinel in gold, over 30cts in stone in daylight & UV light, 60mm in length-

Entries are now closed. The qualifying entries are...
3. m76steve
5. KKHK
6. PinkDiamond
7. m76steve
10. PinkDiamond
11. SwordfishMining
12. SwordfishMining
15. m76steve
16. crazy8s
17. crazy8s
18. crazy8s
23. KKHK
24. m76steve
31. kjsspot
32. kjsspot
34. kjsspot
36. KKHK
38. kjsspot
39. kjsspot
40. kjsspot
41. m76steve
45. PinkDiamond
49. SwordfishMining
51. m76steve
52. m76steve
53. m76steve
55. PinkDiamond
56. SwordfishMining
57. SwordfishMining
58. SwordfishMining
59. SwordfishMining
60. SwordfishMining
61. SwordfishMining
62. SwordfishMining
63. SwordfishMining
64. SwordfishMining
65. SwordfishMining
66. SwordfishMining
67. SwordfishMining
68. SwordfishMining
70. PinkDiamond
71. PinkDiamond
72. m76steve
77. SwordfishMining
82. m76steve

Now, we must await the closing of the New York stock markets tomorrow to determine the winners. Stay tuned...

I used to call this pattern Burning Fire as in fireplace flames, but I guess its now defined as plume.

It may have been called Burning Fire, but after the news got out about Marc's opal with the iron oxide plumes in it that I posted on page 6 viewtopic.php?p=10401#p10401, when we started discussing it on the old forum, I began calling them plumes since that's what they looked like to me, and everyone pretty much followed suit since mixing terms in the thread would have been confusing.

I also sent it to the ISG, asking Robert James to use his lab equipment to tell us what caused the plumes, and since that's what I called them, they naturally carried on with it, and the phrase got passed on again and again, until all these years later and it appears it may have supplanted the Burning Fire description, in which case, if that's so, WE started the name trend for these rare formations in the industry!

Pink, we''re famous!

Is the contest a vote or a judging?

kjsspot wrote:Is the contest a vote or a judging?

Neither. Just a random pick of top 3 closest numbers, based upon the Dow Jones Industrial Average at closing on June 8. I should be able to post the results late tomorrow night (I have guests which will delay me, so it won't be when the stock exchange bell rings the close).

Per the contest rules, the winners are determined by the close of the Dow Jones Industrial Average today (June 8). The close was 21,182.53 and with under 100 entries, the last 2 whole numbers, reversed ("28") determines the winners. The winners are thus:

First prize: kjsspot (entry 31)
Second prize: m76steve (entry 24)
Third prize: KKHK (entry 23)

PM's are going out to the winners to claim their prizes (let me know if any of you winners do not receive your PM). Thanks everyone for playing - it was wonderful seeing all the photos!

Wowzers!! Thanks so very much!!

Contests like this are always fun because it gives a chance for people to show some of their more intimate items of jewelry, a 'show & tell' if u will-always fun, thank you-steve...