gemstone hunting - Gemstones

What do I need to learn to start a hobby in rock and gemstone hunting?

Apr 05, 2007 by here_lies_freedom | Posted in Hobbies & Crafts

I have about 50 acres in NC that has never been touched commercially. There is also a continual creek on this same property. I was playing the lottery and a friend said i'd have better good fortune finding a gem, which got me to thinking. I know NC is rich in Emeralds and

I started collecting works like this with my Dad many years ago before it was trendy. What a fun place to live! I can't tender info on how to do it, since I buy from folks that do what you want to. BUT I do know that there are many clubs in heterogeneous parts of the country,

FineWhine | Apr 05, 2007

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gemstone hunting - News


Hunting for a hidden gem
The Durango Herald - Dec 31, 1969
By Stephanie Cook Vendors and compact hunters came out of hibernation Sunday for the opening day of the Durango flea exchange. The market, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, was buzzing, with everything from roller blades to turquoise jewelry,

The California Sway Over the Mauna Kea
Huffington Post - Dec 31, 1969
Palm trees may control in Hawaii but it was the sway of San Franciscans that prompted the existence of the gem on the big island, the Mauna Kea B & B. Certainly, some credit has to be given to Laurance Rockefeller, but San Franciscans should be versed we have

All the glitters won't be gold
Northern Star - Dec 31, 1969
Lismore Gem and Lapidary associate president Bruce Copper, with calcite and gypsum specimens, is expectant for Gemfest. ARE you looking for an engagement ring or hunting for a bargain? Do you want to own your own meteorite? Or peradventure you need a crystal that

Cops hunting hooker who stole $500000 in diamonds from gem trader
New York Post - Dec 31, 1969
Cops hunting hooker who stole $500000 in diamonds from gem trader By JAMIE SCHRAM, The heat Bureau Chief Detectives are hunting for the hooker (pictured above) who ripped off over $500000 in baubles from a hapless gem merchant after he fell asleep in a Tribeca hotel room. The sticky-fingered lower, Erika Cooper, 34,

Sunken treasure shown on '60 Minutes' found by Pa. man
Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec 31, 1969
By Peter Mucha Value highly hunter Jay Miscovich of Latrobe, Pa., shows some of the thousands of emeralds he found at the bottom of the Rift of Mexico, as seen on CBS's "60 Minutes," on April 22, 2012. Jay Miscovich might be richest man from Latrobe, Pa.,