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Jim Scott is the great-grandson of the founder of the Red Rose Quartz mine. He is planning to open the mine, which is located on a 50 ft. wide, 75 ft. high rose quartz vein spanning 1,200 miles across a granite mountain in South Dakota, to the public.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1997
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Desert fire
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The Opal Hill mine in Phoenix, AR is famous for its agate deposits. The agates found there are brown with green and red pockets. When polished, the stone becomes iridescent red and are referred to as fire agates.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1993
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Jewelry designer Rob Greene takes his cue from the gems that fascinate him
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Rob Greene was led to jewelry design by his early fascination with rocks found in a quarry near his childhood home. Greene began making jewelry in college and has continued his love of stones, especially opal.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 2000
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