this is the best blue sapphire ever produced by nature earth.finest among all.its mined in kashmir vally.if somebody have a gem quality kashmir blue sapphire then i would like to share opinion about it.how u managed to get it?what is the size?what price u paid for it.any technical knowledge about this gem? people having interest in gemology should write about their skills regarding this gemstone.
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A student from New Delhi showed me some Kashmirs he had purchased last year.  They were indeed Kashmirs (we checked the inclusions) but they were one of the worse cut stones I'd ever seen.  Plus they were badly zoned with (at best) a fair color grade.  \n\nMy point is, the finest Kashmirs (and I've seen some at the Christies auctions) are the most beautiful, vivid yet velvety blue sapphires on the face of this earth.  But your average Kashmir could be as average as a sapphire from any other locality.  \n\nI understand the buzz about origin (Golconda Diamonds/Kashmir Sapphires/Mogok Rubies etc), but we shouldn't judge gemstones by their "genetics".  I've seen fine Burmese sapphires that would have knocked the socks of Kashmir enthusiasts.  \n\nPrices for fine Kashmirs? It's a seller's market! That's the best (and worse) thing about fine quality colored gemstones.  They are so genuinely rare (as opposed to diamonds) they are worth whatever someone will pay for them!
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B+Y+G+R=16480\n\nNow read the clues:\n\nB(Y+.5G) ----The blue gemstone's cost was equal to the yellow gemstone plus half the cost of the green gemstone\n\nB(3G) ----You paid three times as much for the blue gemstone as you did for the green gemstone.\n\nY(R-G) ---he yellow gemstone's cost was the same as the red gemstone minus the cost of the green gemstone.\n\nR(Y+G) ---The red gemstone cost as much as the yellow and the green gemstones put together. \n\nNow do some math...\n\n2 clues for the Blue stone.  Yellow must cost 2.5G.  B=3G=Y+.5G\n\nNow do substitution for the other gems:\n\nY=R-G ... so ....\n2.5G=R-G ... so ...\nR=3.5G \n\nNow plug them back into the full equation, and solve for the Green gem.\n\nB+Y+G+R=16480\n\n3G+2.5G+G+3.5G=16480\n\n10G=16480\n\nG= 1,648\n\nNow you know the green, and can figure out the others from the clues.\n\nB=3G=4944\nY=2.5G=4120\nR=3.5G=5768\n\nCheck the work:  1648 + 4944 + 4120 + 5768 = 16480\n\nThe red gemstone cost $5768.00
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Probably the Editors of Magazine "Jyotishratnam" in Malayalam language will help you.  Look out for a book and correspond with them. This book is quite familiar with all Keralites.
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Moissanite is the way to go.. I LOVE mine (I don't like the whole diamond cartel crap so refuse to support it) look below for the story on them...
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Also check out the " Four Peaks Amethyst Mine", its in Arizona. It will give you additional information which you are seeking.
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I've heard of it, it's in India.Not only the future, but also the significant things in the past. Forgot where though. You will have to ask your Indian contacts.  Apparently the que is so long you can't imagine it.  They even reveal when you will pass away.
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This past summer the wife and I took a trip to NC. Spruce Pine to be precise. We went "Rock Hounding" or "Gem Mining" at place called  Gem Mountain.\n\nhttp://www.gemmountain.com/aquamarine.htm\n\nWhile at Gem Mountain we purchased one bucket of minerals and mined at their Aquamarine mine near by.\n\nWe found some nice specimens, but one in particular stuck a nerve, The image of this Aquamarine is posted at my site, Take a look:\n\nhttp://my.opera.com/TheMineralExchange/albums/showpic.dml?album=157930&picture=2347315\n\nOk.. so after viewing the image, Aquamarine's stats are as follows:\nA) : Green-blue\nB) : White\nC) : 2.63-2.91\nD) : 7 1/2-8\nE) : Hexagonal\nF) : Imperfect\nG) : Conchoidal, Uneven, Brittle.\n\nHey Teacher?. did I pass?
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http://www.acstones.com/gemofmonth/2001/gemofmonth.8.01.html
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Question 1:\n\nPegmatites are rocks containing valuable mineral deposits such as quartz, feldspar, & mica. Gemstones are often associated w/ pegmatite deposits.\n\nQuartz is an important mineral in making glass & semiconductors/microchips as well as gemstones.\n\nFeldspar is used industrially in the glass-making process, in ceramics, & as gemstones (moonstone, etc.).\n\nMica is used in everything from paints to makeup. Anything w/ a sparkle. In the old days before glass became affordable, people used sheets of mica as windows on homes & in the doors of furnaces.\n\nThe link below gives a little insight into pegmatites & some history of mining in the United States.\n\nQuestion 2:\n\nHigher water content lowers the viscosity of magma (makes it less thick). This is b/c it disrupts the bonds between silicon & oxygen in the magma.
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Since natural diamond is produced at high presure deep in the earth's crust, and is deposited in kimberlite formations by volcanic pressure, the rate of formation is most likely much much lower tha  the current rate of extraction.  However, how much diamond is being extracted?  The value given to diamond belies its actual commonality; diamonds are not that rare, actually.  Flawless diamonds, of gem quality, however, is perhaps a bit harder to come by.\n\nThat said, there are a few processes that can produce synthetic diamonds for a fraction of the cost of natural ones.  The way to tell them from the natural one is to examine them closely.  If they have absolutely no flaw, then they are artificial (as strange as it could seem, the fake ones are better than the real ones).\nSo in the end, we'll never run out of diamonds, given that we can make our own.
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Worth of course depends on how many people are wanting to buy it.  On of the best sources to get it out there and seen is to take a picture of it and sell it on ebay.  There is a huge huge demand for minerals/crystals of that nature on there.  I know because I buy alot of my crystals on there.  See if htat works for you.
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http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/turquoise.htm
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I like "Set In Stone", but it might be too common and not descriptive. What is "set in stone"? The high price? Could have bad connotations of being unbending and not customer friendly.\n\nYou don't give details of the type of stone company. Is it Countertops, building surfaces, memorials, statuary?\n\nConsider an appropriate "A" word to get the phone listing at the top of the page : Always or  Absolute\n\nI agree with the previous post. You want the name to be descriptive and give confidence - not a cutsie name.\n\nDoes your dad offer full services? Computerized wet saws? Polishing of surfaces? If so and he's not a middleman, consider something like "Technologies" for the end of the name.\n\n"Absolute Granite and Marble Technologies"\n\nOr use one of the color names of the granite or marble (but be careful of trademark. (Dakota Mahogany? A trademark?)\n\nSanta Cecelia, Medura Gold, Alabaster, Kashmir, Juperana, . . . \n\nLook at the complete list of names here: http://www.findstone.com/country-stone.htm\n\nOne example of a cool one that is already taken is Blue Pearl Stone Technologies of LaGrange, IL\n\nHope this helps.
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Go to ebay and type in "Crimson Collection" There is a singer who has some cds in this collection. Her name is Singh Kaur. She is the BEST! Her voice is angelic and crystalline and the music is pure, soft and gentle for posing and meditating. I LOVE her music. Trust me! Here's one link to this artist on a cd http://cgi.ebay.com/This-Universe-Singh-Kaur-Kim-Robertson-CD-2005-New-Age_W0QQitemZ330053265251QQihZ014QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  and the other  http://cgi.ebay.com/SINGH-KAUR-KIM-ROBERTSON-67-CD-healing-meditation-music_W0QQitemZ200050645517QQihZ010QQcategoryZ307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem <-- This is the one I have.
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Yes. Generally, certain locations are associated with the better quality gemstones. This would be the case of Columbian emeralds, Burmese rubies and Cashmere sapphires. \nColor in gemstones, for example can respond to different reasons. The  main factors that imbue color in a gemstone are two: an element that is part of the basic formula of the mineral species (and this would make a gemstone always have the same color, caused by the same element); or, on the contrary, an element that becomes part of the mineral species during the forming of the specimen, and that is not necessarily within the formula of the mineral. \nColoring in gemstones such as emeralds, rubies, sapphires, fancy diamonds etc. responds to this second cause. If the color of emeralds depends on what element came to -casually- become a part of them, you can see how the geographic origin of a stone has a lot to do with color. \nColumbian emeralds, for example, are colored by chrome (so are rubies, generally), which provides the nicer, more intense grass-green. Emeralds in Brazil and Africa are colored by other elements, that don't impart such a vivid or valuable color. \nThere has been, in fact, a lot of talk about whether one can call an emerald any grass-green beryl, or whether the term "emerald" can only be applied to those green beryls that have been colored by chrome. Since only Columbian emeralds owe their color to chrome, ruling out every other emerald would enormously dwarf the value of emeralds from other origins, so nowadays, all green-grass beryl is called emerald. \nThe same goes for clarity: different geographic regions are more likely to present different kinds of inclussions. As much as in diamonds, inclussions are considered a negative on value, the case with gemstones is other. As inclussions can identify the origin of a gemstone, inclussions that point to the better-quality origins are valued as possitive factors, that may increase the price. This is the case of tri-phasic inclussions in Columbian emeralds (inclussions formed by gas, liquid and a solid cristal); rutile "silks" in Burmese rubies (short ruitle needles that make the inside of the stone look silky) or a slightly murky, opalescent appearance on Cashmere sapphires. \nCertain regions have also produced, generally speaking, larger crystals, although the rough size of a gemstone actually depends more under what temperatures and pressure that species generally forms. The larger the temperature and pressure, the smaller the crystals (generally). Temperature and pressure depend on the depth of formation: the same mine may have, for example, garnets and diamonds in its deeper parts, and beryl towards the top (aquamarine, emeralds...). This is just an example, though... If you would like more information on forming, you probably should refer to a specific book on the matter. \nOrigin, however, is not any kind of guarantee: as much as Columbia may have produced the finest specimens of emerald, most of the emeralds to be mined out of the country are treated and oiled, or even fracture filled. The same goes for rubies and sapphires: most of them are heated to improve it's appearance (which is an accepted kind of treatment).\nWhen buying a gemstone (especially one of the 3 main ones, emerald, ruby and sapphire) it id highly recommendable to get well informed on the matter. No particular feature of the stone is a guarantee of the stone's value: a good color achieved by treatment, or impaired by many cracks and fractures will not make for a valuable stone. Also, it's important to be informed about what are the current gemstone treatments (which are legal, which not), and decievers; what are the more likely scams and so on. \nBuying a gemstone at the mine of origin is no guarantee, either: out of every 10 emeralds to be taken out of Columbia, 2 or 3 will have been switched for synthetic emeralds AT THE MINE. \nEven the most reputable jewelers have to carefully an
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I like this one I heard about the watch. If you found a watch on a rock in the middle of a field, how do you know someone made it? If you are like most these days, you'd point to the manufacturing mark on the back (or inside the cover if it was a pocket watch). So, how do you find proof of God or the Mother Goddess? If she is a creator wouldn't she continue to create? What on earth continues to create through a means which they really don't fully control? Life of course. So, we ourselves are the watch. Now what about ourselves proves that there must be an intelligent creator? Maybe our own intelligence (or lack there of at this moment in history) and maybe own uncanny ability to 'hear' inner wisdom. This wisdom has led many to extraordinary things. So, I disagree with Carl (Goddess I never thought I'd ever do that) that claiming the existence of Goddess is extraordinary. I have seen her work miracles in countless lives and there is record (yes, verifiable record) of millions more. I think the real miracle of this age isn't in finding Goddess, but in realizing how common she really is. Just as common as every watch still built with a crystal movement. I'm sorry, I think it is a small miracle that a tiny quartz crystal would be willing to vibrate that regularly so that we can all keep time.