Bead sleuth
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Collector, artist and researcher Jamey Allen has been working with beads for more than 25 years, investigating on imitation amber beads and making his own beads. One of Allen's creations is a finely patterned oblate beads in Fimo, an example of ancient glass beads recovered from the Viking period.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1998
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Shady names
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The practice of naming gems after persons creates difficulties for geologists and mineralogists. The myrickite is one such material and the mix-up about its true properties is compounded by vague references and incomplete data in literature.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1992
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The gem feldspars: a colorful menage a trois
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Feldspar is more common than the quartz crystals. It is made up of sodium, calcium and potassium aluminum silicates. The spectrum of gem feldspars are analyzed and delineated.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1993
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