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		<title>Diamond Saw</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diamond Saw Wont Cut- If your blade  still has diamond on it, and won&#8217;t cut, run a brick, concrete, old  aluminum oxide grinding wheel, or Obsidian about 3&#8243; thru the blade.  This will strip off any alloy that is covering the diamond particles  allowing them to cut. If you have no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Wire Wrapped Rings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<title>Wire Wrapping Jewelry Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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Make Wire Jewelry
What Is Wire Temper?
The temper of a wire refers to the hardness or softness of the wire. Softer wire is easier to work with and gets harder as you work with it. Wire is sold in three tempers: dead-soft, half-hard and full-hard or spring-hard.
Which kind of wire temper do I want to use?
Dead-soft [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safety Rules / Tips for Rockhounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Download this pamphlet put out by the Arizona State Mine Inspector&#8217;s Office- Safety Tips For Rockhounds &#8211; Abandoned Mines-
Click Here To Download PDF Pamphlet

Safety
Many rockhounding sites require driving and/or hiking to remote areas, largely on dirt, sand or rocky roads where there is a good possibility of getting stuck. It is always a good idea [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Rockhound Flat Lap Machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<title>Willow Creek Porcelain Jasper: what to look for when buying and from whom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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Willow Creek Porcelain Jasper
Article written by : Philip Stephenson RareRocksAndGems.com 8/17/07
The intent of this article is to educate the public and not to discredit any individual or organization.



Willow Creek Jasper is one of finest porcelain jaspers in the world. Given the quality of material seen on the Internet, most collectors are not aware of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamonds- Growing diamonds (colorless and pure)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of Apollo&#8217;s made diamonds.
&#8220;When I came in Monday, I couldn&#8217;t see the (stone) in the beaker,&#8221; Linares says. The diamond was colorless and pure. &#8220;That&#8217;s when I realized we could do gemstones.&#8221;
Apollo Diamond is making real diamonds through a process called chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Here is an explanation of the process:
(1) A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faceting Quartz- Rock Crystal, Amethyst, Citrine, Ametrine and Smoky Quartz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been asked a couple times about faceting (how to) &#8211; here is one of many articles to come about the subject-

Australian faceter Arch Morrison -
There are five main transparent varieties of Quartz which are used for faceting.
These are the clear Rock Crystal and the coloured Amethyst, Citrine,Ametrine and
Smoky Quartz. Quartz has no cleavage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>excellent agate article, includes staining agates, interesting!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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AGATE, a term applied not to a distinct mineral species, but to  		an aggregate of various forms of silica, chiefly Chalcedony (q.v..)  		According to Theophrastus the agate (achates) was named from the river  		Achates, now the Drillo, in Sicily, where the stone was originally  		found.  Most agates occur as nodules in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carving Amber &#8211; step by step</title>
		<link>http://rockhoundblog.com/regular-postings/carving-amber-step-by-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carving Amber
By Yoli Rose
Beginner-to-intermediate carving project.

I found this interesting &#8220;how to&#8221; article at Lapidary Journal&#8230;
There is something warm and delicious about amber, the  fossil resin of ancient pine trees. A carved piece of amber catches and plays  with light, and has a smooth, sensuous feel. It is soft (2-3 on the Mohs scale) [...]]]></description>
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