Where can I find really large plastic gems like the ones on sale
here--but twice the size or more?
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posted by K.P.
on Mar 29, 2012 -
7 answers
So I'm a manly man, sort of, and many years ago I was given a small opal (1cm top to bottom) - I don't think it has any real monetary value, but it's
pretty, and I'm tired of it living in my drawer. Any ideas for what I can do with it? My first thought was tie pin, but that seems pedestrian. Suggestions that include sources for necessary supplies or services would be especially helpful.
posted by symbebekos
on Jul 19, 2010 -
9 answers
A friend of mine has become involved in a new... "job"
It sounds too good to be true so it must be!
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posted by PowerCat
on Jun 30, 2009 -
74 answers
How do we know what makes up a gemstone? And did people know in the previous centuries when (I assume) these techniques weren't around
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posted by Large Marge
on Jul 5, 2008 -
6 answers
When I was a kid living in La Mesa, California, my mother got to poke around in the tailings at local tourmaline and mica mines as part of weekend classes we took at the natural history museum. Are there any kinds of similar gemstone mines anywhere near where I live now - Sacramento, California - that offer similar opportunities?
posted by luriete
on Jun 30, 2008 -
7 answers
My husband inherited his late father's gemstone collection 6 years ago, and we want to know how to sell it. Thousands of rocks and stones are in the collection, some valuable, some not. Some are labelled, some not.
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posted by wingless_angel
on May 30, 2008 -
6 answers
Help me find a quality, non-diamond engagement ring that wont plunge me deeper into debt.
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posted by kyleg
on Jan 5, 2008 -
30 answers
I am compiling a list of large gemstones in movies. Anything to add to the following list?
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posted by lalalana
on Jun 13, 2005 -
31 answers
Jewelry appraisal : I have a rather unique piece of jewelry that I'd like to get appraised to find out what the gemstone is, and possibly the origins of the piece. What kind of place should I go to? Any specific questions I should ask? What should an appraisal cost? Thanks in advance.
posted by littlegirlblue
on Dec 19, 2004 -
3 answers
