the diamond is the official state gem of what state?
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The diamond is the official state gem of Arkansas. It was designated in 1967.
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Jeanne's Rock & Jewelry in the Bellaire Triangle (the Bissonnet side) is one of my favorites. They're very knowledgable and friendly. 713-664-2988\n\nCollector's Choice is another one I've heard of but have never visited, as well as The Crystal Store off of Ashcroft.\n\nIf you're in ever in Kemah, there are at least two good ones there you might want to try.\n\nYou might also contact the Houston Gem & Mineral Society and see if they have sponsors or members who can help.
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A gem is a pure or near pure crystalline form above a certain size useds for decoration or jewelry, where the ore is a mixture of many minerals, crystalline or not, where none of the forms are large enough to be a gem.  The word gem is a subjective term.
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None, Trading in diamonds is the most guarded business in the world. Possession of a rough diamond would require you to divulge the source as all diamond production worldwide   are funneled to Belgium. Trading in cut diamonds is legal.
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check this:\nhttp://www.gemstone.org/gem-by-gem/gem-by-gem.html
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Since 1908, Cullinan I, also known as the Great Star of Africa, had held the title of "largest faceted diamond in the world". That changed, following the 1985 discovery of a large brown diamond of 755 carats (151 g) in the prolific blue ground of the Premier mine in South Africa; the diamond would later be cut and named The Golden Jubilee, with an unsurpassed weight of 545.67 carats (109.13 g).
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Nevada. Its called the “Silver State" because of its large silver mine industries.  Also, named as the “Sage State” and the “Sagebrush State” for the wild sage that grows there prolifically.
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he largest documented diamond find is the 40.23-carat white diamond (called "Uncle Sam"), which was discovered in 1924. It was found at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemology\n\nLinks to three websites with information on the bottom of this page.
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you should try to  check the state government web page\n\nThere is a turistic section ther or you can search it directly in a image search engine
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There's been some silver found along Brush Creek outside Peebles in Adams County and in Clifton Gorge on the east fork of the Yellow Springs Creek in Greene County.\n In Hancock County there are pay to dig areas where you can find Celestite, Dolomite-Pyrite and fossils and the same in Putman County.\n Ohio also has some glacial gold and a few diamonds have been found but as far as I know, no Aquamarine. You have lots of stuff you can look for just not what you're wanting to look for. Best of luck to you.
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How to answer this?  I actually have several books entirely on how gems are faked or modified and the con census is that it can be difficult at best.  To find out what sort of stones you are likely to find in any given area do a general search on the geology of it and the surrounding countries.  If you are lucky he might find some Persian Spider Web Turquoise from Iran (though the mines are supposed to be played out now) as you should figure in the trade routes between the other countries as well.  I know the area is copper rich so turquoise and malachite almost certainly.  Try doing a search on "GEMS OF AFGHANISTAN".  From there you can refine your search parameters and add in secondary searches of fake and altered stone.  By the way, fake and altered are not the same as many gems can be treated by heat, radiation and other methods to improve the quality.  They are still the same type of gem just a better grade than they started out as.
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Assuming you mean the color grade of "I" or "G" it would be a "near colorless" or middle of the road diamond with respect to its color.  \n\nHowever, other factors, such as clarity, cut and carat weight also affect the overall quality of a diamond, so its impossible to tell a gem's quality from just the color alone.
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The official state animal of Alabama is the Racking Horse, but there are other state "animals" as well.\n\nState Mammal: Black Bear\nState Amphibian: Red Hills Salamander \nState Animal: Racking Horse\nState Insect: Monarch Butterfly \nState Bird: Yellowhammer\nState Butterfly: E. Tiger Swallowtail\nState Game Bird: Wild Turkey\nState Freshwater Fish: Largemouth Bass \nState Reptile: Red-bellied Turtle \nState Saltwater Fish: Tarpon
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its a f-----ing diamond or a crystal.
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What state is that from?
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Rocky Mountains. Or Red State/Blue State.