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Editorial: Guerrilla Gemology
With the proliferation of new treatment techniques,
is it time to stop the treaters’ game by learning to play it? |
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 Ones-of-a-Kind:
Desert Treasure
If you think you’ll only find sand in the Sahara, then you aren’t
looking for the finest picture jasper ever discovered.
Colored Stone liked it so much we built a collection around it.
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 What’s
In: Lovely Lodolite
Want to feel like Christopher Columbus or Ponce de Leon?
Explore new worlds inside this magnificent clear quartz.
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 Grade
Schools
Quality grading isn’t just for diamonds anymore. Newly developed
grading scales are being applied to other stones as well.
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Spring Fashions:
Easy Looks for Hard Times
To find out how jewelry designers are responding to tough
economic times while still keeping up with the latest fashions,
our Trends Tracker Deborah Yonick checked out the spring
fashions shows in New York.
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 Designer
911: Luxe for Less
Colored Stone’s designer panel discusses their favorite colors
and looks for spring — particularly those that appeal
to today’s budget-conscious consumers. |
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Gem
Color Wheel
Pull-out poster takes you hue-by-hue through the
complete colored stone spectrum. |
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 The
Fine Art of Survival:
Profiles in Innovation
Cutting back? Laying low? Riding out the economic storm?
Not necessarily. Editor-in-Chief David Federman talks to some
hardy souls who have unique strategies for addressing the
challenges facing the gem market. |
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How to
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| online features |
Sunstone Hunting in Tibet
It was to have been the scoop of a lifetime — being the first
reporter to visit Tibet’s new, much-ballyhooed andesine mine.
Just one problem: no one in Tibet knew anything about it. |
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Opals Along the Tequila Road
Mexico has become the world’s second most important producer
of opal. Visit the country’s main opal mining and buying area. |
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| Website Directory |
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| Advertiser Index |
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January/February
2009