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February 29th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Hi,
How do I become a member?
Cheers
Jim
February 29th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Membership to the Insider’s Guide (Jewelry and Gemstones) can be found by following the Top Tab Link available on every page.
If you simply want to complete an online Gemological Lab Report - follow the links from the top left hand sidebar.
Hope this helps
David
August 28th, 2008 at 12:39 am
Good day to whom this concerns. My grandmother in Namibia has a gemston collection. Including are several pieces of blue pietersite, mix of brown and blue and plain brown. What is would it be worth? All unworked.
Regards
Paul
August 30th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
G’day Paul and many thanks for your question.
Pietersite is generally NOT considered to be a ‘Precious Gemstone’ being part of the Opaque Gemstones.
While they are only found in Namibia and now China, they are NOT all that well known and consequentially, not purchased by the Mainstream public.
In other words - not popular but more of a collectors item.
Might I suggest you visit this site to get an idea on value…
http://www.sweetcreek.com/pica1.html
Kind regards, David