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Post by davidn5 on Nov 12, 2009 6:53:07 GMT -5
Check out the Gem's that were found in Mitchell County North Carolina this fall of 09. We had so much fun on this trip. And could not beleve the gem's that we got back after they came back from the stone cutter's. Attachments:
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Post by writerman2255 on Nov 12, 2009 8:41:19 GMT -5
Hey, that's nice. Where in Mitchell County did you find that emerald?
Love and Light, Tom.
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Post by davidn5 on Nov 12, 2009 11:34:55 GMT -5
Hi Tom. I went to a little road side place called Gem Mountain. Thay have a web address to it is www.gemmountain.com. I came back with a fist full of them to. I need to have the rest cut. It took them 11 weeks to get that one back to me and the Topaz to. If you know of a stone cutter that dose good work and is a little faster let me know. Thank you. That Emerald is 7mm * 5.1mm. |
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Post by writerman2255 on Nov 13, 2009 6:39:51 GMT -5
There are stone cutters on this site. I'm sure one of them will respond to you! Good luck!
Love and Light, Tom.
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Post by dr00bie on Nov 13, 2009 7:57:30 GMT -5
David,
No offense here, but the assumption would be that the emerald you found at Gem Mountain is not from Mitchell County, nor North Carolina, nor the United States. Most likely it is from Brazil.
Drew
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Post by davidn5 on Nov 14, 2009 7:00:55 GMT -5
No offense tacken Drew. The only working Emerald mine in North America is in Mitchell county. Hows to say ware it came from. I do not know for sure. But it makes more sence to get there sones from a closer sorse than a farther one. I just realy love that sone and It turned out better than I could have dreamed.
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Post by amythestguy on Nov 14, 2009 8:54:57 GMT -5
Hey david, sweet stone. What is the weight? That emerald came from the same place your blue topaz came from which is a dead give away. Pretty much the only places where natural blue topaz is found consistantly are Russia and Texas with a smattering of other places very very rarely. 99.9% of all blue topaz is irridated colorless topaz and the number 1 location for irridated blue topaz is Brazil. Which with an almost 95% certainty is the location your emerald came from. Please refer to Ed Speer's site www.northcarolinaemeralds.info/ for all the info about emerald locations in North carolina old and new.. |
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Post by major on Nov 14, 2009 10:47:35 GMT -5
Some places are so shady  Make you think your digging local minerals,lol  . I went to a place in NC once and they would just throw the Brazilian(or wherever this non-native stuff was from) into the creek beds and the worst things is that they tell people its native. Thats just plain out lying. They will get whats coming to them, karma always comes through in the end  PS. If they are really getting emeralds that size, quality and quantity from NC they would be very valuable and I seriously doubt they would be open to the public. |
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Post by davidn5 on Nov 14, 2009 12:33:36 GMT -5
Amethystguy, Thank you! I do not know it's weight. It did come from the same place as the emerald. It was clear. We had it treated at the same time it was cut. We are not going to sell it so there was not reason to disclose that it had been irridated. It is at the jewlers right now being mounted. When it gets back any day now I can mike it and let you know it's size. Thank you for the web sight page info.
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Post by davidn5 on Dec 1, 2009 20:24:12 GMT -5
Amethystuguy. The emerald is 7.0mm *5.0mm*3.0mm deep. No weight yet.
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Make you think your digging local minerals,lol 
. I went to a place in NC once and they would just throw the Brazilian(or wherever this non-native stuff was from) into the creek beds and the worst things is that they tell people its native. Thats just plain out lying. They will get whats coming to them, karma always comes through in the end 