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What makes a gemstone sparkle?

Now that you’ve completed your prerequisite Lapidary One course, it’s time to move up the gem ladder to faceting! So, what’s a facet? A facet relates to the word face, which is one of the flat polished “faces” of a faceted gemstone like a genuine diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire, amethyst, topaz or other less expensive…

Like working with stones? Rock into gemstones

  Doug Williams “Lapidary” is the process relating to the art of cutting and polishing rocks and gems. A “Lapidarist” is an individual who cuts and polishes precious and semi-precious stones. As an example, diamonds are precious stones and an amethyst is a semi-precious stone. To help you find out more, visit one of the…