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Book Signing: Renee Newman at Nevada Mineral and Books!

March 29, 2010

It was a gorgeous day in the OC on Saturday and driving down to Orange for one of my favorite outings was a delight!Nevada Mineral and Books is one of the few local venues where you can peruse a variety of gems, minerals, vintage mining ephemera and je…

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Book Signing: Renee Newman at Nevada Mineral and Books!

March 29, 2010

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Michael Hendrix of Minarex

March 28, 2010

I just want to take a moment to share with you a man who’s work in gems is outstanding – but beyond that his support of the learning process in this industry is nothing short of phenomenal. Michael Hendrix is Minarex and if you attend jewelry making c…

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Exotic Gems, Volume 1 by Renee Newman

March 3, 2010

Professional to Layman…Newman Does It Again!, March 3, 2010By Reading It All “Reading It All – Robyn”Renee Newman knocks it out of the park again!!!! In her latest book Exotic Gems: How to Identify and Buy Tanzanite, Ammolite, Rhodochrosite, Zultani…

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2010 Pasadena Bead and Design Show

January 17, 2010

Today I spent the afternoon at the Pasadena Bead and Design Show at the Hilton. I went to this show the first year it went in…it was a sad – quiet event. I am glad I gave it a second look and very happy to report that the place was packed!!!In all …

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New Year’s Day at the Himalaya…a SoCal Tradition!

January 2, 2010

Yesterday was a special day here in Southern California – the sun was warm…I know not much different from most of the other days…and we participated in a SoCal tradition!!!No – we didn’t camp out on Colorado Blvd. or go to the Rose Bowl or even pos…

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Labor Day Trip to the Spectrum Sunstone Mine

December 29, 2009

About a year ago (August 2008) my boyfriend (Bobby) and I were fortunate to be invited by our friend Shep Koss (CFMS FieldTrip Chair – SoCal) to join him for his annual trip to Oregon (Sunstone Mines) and Nevada (Virgin Valley Opal Region). So you mig…

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Within The Stone by Bill Atkinson

December 28, 2009

Within The Stone by Bill Atkinson Rocks as ART!, December 26, 2009 If you are, like me, a rockhound or a gem and mineral lover you will love this book. Atkinson is one of the foremost artists in the genre of Rocks as Art. More on Bill Atkinson – from the Product Description: BILL ATKINSON […]

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Ron Ringsrud and the Emeralds of Colombia…

December 19, 2009

Last night I attended the “Meet The Author” event at Nevada Mineral and Book. This is the most recent installment in a series that has included some of the finest and most well known authors in the Gem and Mineral Fields…Renee Newman, Fred Ward and now Ron Ringsrud. Nevada Mineral & Book was a buzz […]

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Gem Reports From The Source…

December 16, 2009

I am starting to get ready for my trip to Tucson and in doing so I am researching gem reports – I like to get my information from the horse’s mouth… One source I was recently directed to by Richard Wise* was his friend David Epstein. David operates Precious Resources – the company functions as […]

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