41. Canadian Directory Of Rock And Mineral Associations minerals and fossils. Many clubs possess equipment for doing lapidarywork, and can also provide training in lapidary techniques. http://www.schoolnet.ca/home/e/resources/metadata/newurl_earth_science_and_geolo

Click the back button on your browser to return to the previous screen http://www.canadianrockhound.com/clubs/index.html Go there Subject / Language Sciences -Earth Science and Geology / english Alternate Link Content Creators/ Contributors Canadian Rockhound Dirk Schmid Marilyn Fraser Contact Info Dirk Schmid E-mail: editor@canadianrockhound.com Availability Free (without conditions) Target Audience Jurisdiction Canada Province All of Canada Title (mandatory) Canadian Directory of Rock and Mineral Associations Description/ Abstract (mandatory) The Canadian Rockhound is a free on-line educational magazine covering geological topics. It features a list of national, regional and provincial associations and federations operating in Canada and every known local mineral and lapidary club. Canada's earth science clubs provide a great opportunity to meet other collectors and learn how to collect and identify minerals and fossils. Many clubs possess equipment for doing lapidary work, and can also provide training in lapidary techniques. Keywords Clubs

42. Art School > Jewelry Learn various metal working techniques in brass, copper, and silver as well asglass bead making, enameling, stone setting, lapidary techniques, lost wax http://www.evanstonartcenter.org/cgi-bin/catalog.pl?cat=124

43. Lake Superior Agate - Digging Into MN Minerals: Minnesota DNR Three lapidary techniques are used on Lake Superior agates. The mostcommon technique is tumbling. Small gemstones are rotated in http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/agate.html

Shortcuts: Lake Finder Rec. Compass Curr. Conditions Hunting Fishing State Parks Site Map Contact the DNR What's New? Newsroom ... Digging into MN Minerals Lake Superior agate Below is a modified version of an article written by Scott F. Wolter and originally published in The Minnesota Volunteer , Jan/Feb 1988. Reprinted with the author's permission. Wolter's book, The Lake Superior Agate (Third Edition, 1996, Burgess Publishing) is available in libraries and bookstores. The author can be contacted about agates at (651)-659-1345. Minnesota's State Gem: The Lake Superior Agate Its wide distribution and iron-rich bands of color reflect the state gemstone's geologic history in Minnesota In 1969 the dream of Mrs. Jean Dahlberg was realized: The Lake Superior agate was designated by the Minnesota Legislature as the official state gemstone. The late Mrs. Dahlberg, long-time rock hound and ardent fan of the agate, testified before the state legislative committee considering the bill. She knew how perfect the Lake Superior agate was for the state gemstone. However, there were other logical candidates. The brazen red Binghamite and blazing yellow silkstone, both iron-rich jaspers found in the Cuyuna iron range area, were logical selections. Thompsonite, the beautiful and popular zeolite mineral found only in Minnesota on an isolated stretch along Lake Superior, was another strong candidate. Pipestone, crafted into peace pipes by Indians in Pipestone, was another possibility.

44. JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone - GIA Sponsors Tourmaline Symposium will be covered. Other topics include tourmaline’s crystallography,inclusions, lapidary techniques, and color. Koivula, a noted http://www.jckgroup.com/article/CA407201/jck?industry=Gemstones and Pearls&indus

45. Interviews Among them were papers documenting how crystal mines had existed in Yamanashi froma long time ago and the lapidary techniques to process crystal had existed http://www.kougei.or.jp/english/crafts/1404/d1404-5.html

Koshu Seals Only one in the world More and more people are buying ready-made seals. But the Koshu Tebori Insho Seals craftsmen of Yamanashi have never lost their passion for the unique beauty of hand-carved seals. I talked with one of them, Mr Shozo Yokomori, who has been working in this field for 45 years. The red parts are carved in order from the left. A "new" traditional craft Special because they are one of a kind It was not until after a proclamation ordering citizens to start using personal seals in the Meiji Period (1868-1912) that everyone started to own their own. Mr Yokomori reminds me that "Until then, the masses didn't even have their own surnames." Nevertheless, the history of seals goes way back to antiquity, in fact as far back as Mesopotamian civilization. Mechanized production has, of course, come to the world of seals, but Mr Yokomori says there is nothing to beat a hand-made seal because it is one of a kind and if a seal is not one of a kind it has no meaning at all. He explained that a difficult ancient Chinese character style is used on seals for this very purpose. The imprint reveals the beauty A seal, worth examining close up

46. Untitled Document Gemology and Lapidary. Area of the TradeShop dedicated to gems and lapidary techniques.This site includes the Rainbow of Gems, a guide to most gemstones. http://www.mssu.edu/physci/geology/Geolinks.html

Geology and Natural History Museums Royal Tyrrell Museum Located in the Drumheller Valley, east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, this museum supports the Dinosaur Provincial Park and contains an immense collection of dinosaur fossils. Gemology and Lapidary Area of the TradeShop dedicated to gems and lapidary techniques. This site includes the "Rainbow of Gems," a guide to most gemstones.

47. References Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, pp. 654. lapidary techniques andGem Materials. Vargas, G. and Vargas, Martha, 1975, Diagrams for http://www.tmm.utexas.edu/npl/mineralogy/references/

Non-vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory Just what Is a Mineral? The Collections The Science of Minerals Mineral Genesis ... Home Recommended Readings Dictionaries and Glossaries American Geological Institute, 1963, Dictionary of Geological Terms, Bates, R. L. and Jackson, J. A. Eds., Third Edition, Dolphin Books, Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 571 pp. Hawley, G. G., 1971, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Eighth Edition, Von Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 971 pp. The United States Bureau of Mines Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms is an on-line dictionary of geologic terms. The Illustrated Glossary of Geologic Terms web site is the work of Dr. Steven Richardson, a professor of geology at Iowa State University. This glossary is based on the glossary in Earth: An Introduction to Geologic Change, by S. Judson and S. M. Richardson (Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995). This page is a work in progress and not all terms are illustrated. General and Introductory Geology Principles of Mineralogy Klein, C. and Hurlbut, Jr., C. S., 1985

48. Reports Submitted To FAMSI - Bradford Andrews f), beads made of core sections in process of production (g h), distal orientationflake (i). Figure 6. Large eccentric ground with lapidary techniques. http://www.famsi.org/reports/01029/section07.htm

Reports Submitted to FAMSI: Bradford Andrews Stone Tools and the Elite Political Economy at Epiclassic (A.D. 650-900) Xochicalco List of Figures Figure 1 . Location of Xochicalco in Mesoamerica. Figure 2 . Pressure blades (sections with intact platforms): a) segment with single facet platform, b) segment with cortical platform, c) segment with ground platform. Figure 3 . Magnified photo of a blade segment with clear evidence of use-wear (note chipping and light polished zone along upper edge). Figure 4 Figure 5 . Core artifacts: core with single facet platform (a), core top with single facet platform (b), "exhausted" core with ground platform (c), core section flakes (d & e), core top with ground platform (f), beads made of core sections in process of production (g & h), distal orientation flake (i). Figure 6 . Large eccentric ground with lapidary techniques. Figure 7 Figure 8 . Large bifacially worked "sacrificial" knife. Figure 9 . Large bifacially worked eccentric. Previous Page Table of Contents Next Page Return to top of page ... Resources Text links to all pages at this site are available at the FAMSI INDEX var site="sm8kawil"

49. 25 - City Lights News Highlights/Events September 1995 - Prince Albert of every month. Short business meetings are followed by demonstrationsand discussions of lapidary techniques. Classes taught by http://www.citylightsnews.com/cln/cln95sep.htm

City Lights News Highlights and Events September 1995 OUR SPONSORS City Lights News Back Issues Back Page Service Clubs and Associations ... E-mail or write to: 978-2nd Street East, Prince Albert Saskatchewan Canada Back Page The Prince Albert Multicultural Council Canada is a multicultural country. Each of us brings our heritage and our traditions into the melting pot that forges our Canadian identity. Multiculturism is a way of life in our cities, our towns and our rural areas. Prince Albert is no exception. The Prince Albert Multicultural Council, a non-profit organization incorporated in 1974, began eleven years earlier as a social group to promote ethnic dances and provide entertainment for various events. Tapestrama began as an annual international dinner. Average ticket sales were 350 people with proceeds going to the dance groups to help them with travel and honorarium. In 1975, Multicultural Week incorporated various events into a week-long festival which in 1976, became the popular two day folkfest Tapestrama with 23 booths and an average attendance of over 5,000 people. In the end, it is our cultural differences that bring us together. They are the vibrant threads that weave each story into our unique Canadian tapestry. Multiculturism is the loom that provides the framework for creating a strong Canadian Society that can look upon the past with pride and toward the future with hope for peace and harmony.

50. Wooska Presents: Santa Fe Stoneworks The initial orientation of our business was the application of traditionallapidary techniques and processes to nonjewelry findings . http://www.wooska.com/santafe/sfsabout.htm

W oo sk a Presents: W oo sk a Home ... F A Q About Us John Iverson and Bill Wirtel formed the Santa Fe Stoneworks partnership in 1978. They worked together for over 20 years building Santa Fe Stoneworks into one of the largest and most respected production craft studios in the industry. In December of 1998, John Iverson retired and Bill Wirtel continues to run Santa Fe Stoneworks. The initial orientation of our business was the application of traditional lapidary techniques and processes to non-jewelry "findings". We decided early on that we did not want to address the regular jewelry market, that, in point of fact, we were crafters of men's gifts. Over the years, we have produced a range of products, including gearshift knobs, desk pen sets, card/letter holders, paper clip holders, letter openers, belt buckles, gift boxes, key rings, money clips, bolos, and a few others that we've forgotten we even made. Although we inlaid knife handles early on, we became fascinated by knives in the early 1980's and shifted our entire focus to cutlery. There is as much art to making a knife as there is to anything we could do to the handle. The knife is man's oldest tool, and lapidary work is man's the oldest craft. We have achieved a real marriage between these two art forms. We are members of the Knifemakers Guild and the American Craft Association. We have five Blade Awards: 1990 for the most innovative design, and the collectors/investors award for 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1997. In 1991, we also received a Niche award for outstanding achievement in American craft in the mixed media category; and in 1992 and 1996, we were Niche finalists in the collaboration category.

51. Herbert. Scarfe 1 Techniques of Gem Cutting A Lapidary Manual by Herbert. 2 Advanced LapidaryTechniques by Herbert Scarfe Books Advanced lapidary techniques http://21st-century-home.com/books/books.pl/mode-books/string-Herbert. Scarfe/sh

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53. Petoskey Stone When dry the stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished usinglapidary techniques, the distinctive mottled pattern of the fossil emerges. http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/petoskey_stone

Match: sort by: relevance date Free Services Subscribe by email RSS newsfeeds PDA-friendly format loc="/images/" A A A Find Jobs In: Healthcare Engineering Accounting College Contract / Freelance Customer Service Diversity Engineering Executive Healthcare Hospitality Human Resources Information Tech International Manufacturing Nonprofit Retail All Jobs by Job Type All Jobs by Industry Relocating? Visit: Moving Resources Moving Companies Mortgage Information Mortgage Calculator Real Estate Lookup Front Page Today's Digest Week in Review Email Updates ... Outdoor Living Encyclopedia Main Page See live article Petoskey stone A Petoskey stone is a rock that is composed of a fossilized coral Hexagonaria percarinata . The stones were formed as a result of glaciation , in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, depositing them in the north part of Michigan's lower peninsula . Petroskey stones are found in the Gravel Point Formation of the Traverse Group and were originally deposited during the Devonian period . When dry the stone resembles ordinary limestone but when wet or polished using lapidary techniques, the distinctive mottled pattern of the fossil emerges. It is sometimes made into decorative objects. Other forms of fossilized coral are also found in the same location. The name comes from an

54. Science Isberg Et Al. 297 (5587) 1670 overlayer was first separated from its HPHT diamond substrate by a laser cuttingtechnique and then polished by means of standard lapidary techniques to give a http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/297/5587/1670?ck=nck

55. GemmologyF‹IˆÉš ‰®‘“X 1) Jet 244(1) Coral 245(2) The fashioning of gemstones 247(20) Critical angle 247(3)Cutting styles 250(6) Gemstone polishing 256(1) lapidary techniques 256(2 http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/booksea.cgi?ISBN=0750644117

56. JOHN SINKANKAS TOURMALINE SYMPOSIUM theories on the formation of tourmaline, worldwide localities including San DiegoCo., crystallography, inclusions in tourmaline, lapidary techniques and color http://www.mineralsocal.org/symposium.htm

JOHN SINKANKAS TOURMALINE SYMPOSIUM April 10, 2004 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. GIA World Headquarters 5345 Armada Drive Carlsbad, California 92008 Second Floor Conference Center Sponsored by the San Diego Mineral and Gem Society Inc. Gemological Institute of America Presentations will cover a wide range of topics and levels, suitable for novices as well as experts on gems and minerals. The topics include theories on the formation of tourmaline, worldwide localities including San Diego Co., crystallography, inclusions in tourmaline, lapidary techniques and color. This is a casual event where questions and discussions are encouraged. If you have related specimens to share, please bring them. In addition to the presentations there will be tourmalines on display along with books on the topic. To attend, you may contact Anne Schafer by email: annes@san.rr.com or by calling (858) 586-1637 to verify seat availability. Please do this before mailing your check . Checks must be received by April 1st and there will be no registration on the day-of-event. We expect that all 125 tickets will be sold by April 1. Don’t delay!

57. LAPIDARY POLISHING COMPOUNDS Most lapidary material will polish relatively easily if it has been properly theinformation herein is based on the results achieved using my techniques. http://users.lmi.net/~drewid/DF_COMPOUNDS.html

POLISHING COMPOUNDS By Dick Friesen Everyone wants to know what the "best" polishing compound is and how it is used. Unfortunately I don't think there is a single "best" -just a better one for the stone in question, depending on your technique. But here are some of my thoughts on the subject. THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM: Any recommendation for polishing difficult gems needs the added statement that the technique used is as important as the polishing compound selected. The techniques are not well-described in any book, and I have found many books to be hard to follow or contradictory. Most books describe techniques for agate and that is about all. Since agate is about the easiest material to polish, that is not too helpful. In any discussion on polishing you can't really separate the sanding and polishing steps. If you are trying to polish a stone with magnesium (nephrite, serpentine, etc.); manganese (rhodonite, rhodochrosite, etc.); or any stone that has areas of differing hardness (lepidolite, charoite, etc.) expect to spend some time developing your sanding technique if you expect good polishing results. Most lapidary material will polish relatively easily if it has been properly prepared. TECHNIQUE POLISHING THEORY: Here is a quick overview on the state of polishing theory as I understand it.

58. Fundamentals Of Lapidary Part 5, Faceting Fundamentals of lapidary Part 5, Faceting By Donald Clark CSM. on these subjects,see the Minimum Cutting Technique and Dopping techniques in our http://www.gemsociety.org/info/lap25.htm

International Gem Society Dedicated to bringing quality information and educational services to everyone interested in gemstones. French, German, Italian, Portugese and Spanish speakers click here Fundamentals of Lapidary Part 5, Faceting By Donald Clark CSM Faceting is a marvelous amalgamation of engineering and art. Through a mechanical process of cutting facets on a piece of crystal, marvelous gems are created. To the uninitiated, faceting appears to be the apex of complexity, but that is not the case. Faceting has its complex areas, like competition cutting and design, but one does not need to enter these areas. Learning the standard cuts is within the reach of almost everybody. The primary requirements are a desire to learn and the ability to follow instructions. To unravel the mysteries of faceting, we will describe the actual cutting process. The material is not important; the procedures are the same for amethyst, emerald, or any other gem material. There are several steps, but none of them are particularly complicated. Once you see how simple it is, you will understand that it is something you can do! Basic Controls There are three basic elements to arranging the facets on a gemstone. They are: 1) the angle of the cut, 2) the rotation of the gem, and 3) the depth of cut. These three settings precisely locate every facet on a gem. How to make the adjustments varies slightly from one machine to another. However, all machines work on the same principles and there are only subtle variations on how to make the settings.

59. Fire Workers: Techniques Of Bronze Smithy And Lapidary: Stoneware Bangles Fire workers techniques of bronze smithy and lapidary stoneware banglesSee weapons, implements etc. made by fireworkers of Sarasvati-Sindhu. http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/sarasvati/html/fireworkers1.htm

SITE MAP Home Indian Lexicon Corpus of Inscriptions Artefacts ... Decipherment Fire workers: techniques of bronze smithy and lapidary: stoneware bangles See weapons, implements etc. made by fire-workers of Sarasvati-Sindhu Kotla Nihang (30.57N, 76.32E), 2 kms. SE of Ropar on Shatadru (Sutlej) river; oval fire kilns in a row; fragments of terracotta bangles were picked up from the kilns; Sharma, Y.D., 1982, Pl. 13.1 An exquisite example of bronze smithy is the statue wearing bangles from wrist to shoulder and a necklace, Mohenjodaro. (After Marshall, Pl. XCIV). How were stoneware bangles made? View of the slag with the coated sub-cylindrical bowl enclosing the stoneware bangles in a pile, in central position, Mohenjodaro. (Massimo Vidale, in:Jansen and Urban, 1987, p. 109) Signs 403-407 are shaped like a pair of bangles Balakot, Stoneware bangle and fragments (Blk-6, Parpola) The bangle has an inscription in red: Reconstruction of the stoneware bangles' firing apparatus; stoneware bracelets are piled up in five pairs and enclosed in a coated carinated jar. The jar is given red-slipped, chaff-tempered outer coating. The apparatus is mounted on a network of supporting terracotta bangles. A unicorn seal impression is affixed on the upper capping. (Massimo Vidale, in:Jansen and Urban, 1987, p. 111) Perforated jar (Use in gold purification

60. Lapidary Journal: Book Reviews, Beaded Embellishment: Techniques And Designs For The sections “techniques” and “Problem Solving” are also easy to readand clearly illustrated. lapidary Journal can help build your library. http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/books/beadembellish.cfm

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