GEMSTONE JEWELRY - Lapidary Time, Back to the Workbench !

There are times that in an attempt to obtain some interesting pendants for new necklace designs, one finds that you have to go the the Lapidary route, find the rocks that look the best, slice them open to see if gemstone grade material and then spend the time cutting and polishing them up to fit the design working on or what the person designing the jewelry wants for their pieces.

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Here are some interesting slabs that have been obtained, now to hope for good pieces out of them for the pendants or cabochons.

Territella Agate from Wyoming

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Wild Horse Magnesite from Arizona

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Bronzite from Montana
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Llanite from Texas

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Blue Crazy Lace Agate from Mexico

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Once the slabs have been cut and formed and finally polished, the pendants and cabochones look like the following.

Territella Agate Pendants

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Wild Horse Magnesite Cabochones mounted in Silver

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Bronzite Pendants

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Llanite Pendants

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Blue Craze Lace Agate Pendant and Mounted Pendant

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Las Vegas "Jewelry Show 2009"

Like the Tucson GemFair, the Las Vegas Jewelry Show is not one but a collection of shows taking place at the various area hotels and casinos between May 25th and Jun 2nd. Here is a list of the major ones.
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AGTA Gem Fair and the JCK Show
Sands Expo & Convention Center/Venetian Hotel Ballroom
May 29 to Jun 2, 2009
Wholesale Credentials Required/pre-registration Suggested
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Couture
Wynn Las Vegas Resort
May 28 to Jun 2, 2009
Wholesale Buyer Credentials Required
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Gem & Lapidary Dealers Association
Mirage Casino Hotel

May 25 to May 28, 2009
Wholesale Buyers Credentials Required
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Las Vegas Antique Jewelry & Watch Show
Bally's Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
May 28 to Jun 1, 2009
Wholesale Credentials Required
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International Gem & Jewelry Show
Cashman Center
May 29 to 31, 2009
Open to Public
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Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers Show
Bally's Las Vegas Hotel
May 29 to 31, 2009
Wholesale Buyers Only
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The Bead Renaissance Show
Palace Station Hotel & Casino
May 20 to May 31, 2009
Open to Public
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Additional informations can be found on-line at:
http://www.jewelryshowguide.com/event/guide/las_vegas
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ADDITIONAL NEW DESIGNS !

The following new sets use combinations of Agate, Arizona Turquoise, Bronzite, Ceramic Beads, Czech Crystal, Arizona Magnesite (Wild Horse), Onyx and Tiger Iron in varying designs with silver and gold highlights and clasps. All the sets have matching Earrings.

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All these sets will be placed on the web-site over the next week.

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