Let there be fiber optics
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Fiber optic lighting is used to illuminate the crystals and gems on display at S. R. Perren Gem and Gold Room, in the Royal Ontario Museum. Dr. Robert Gait, curator of the collection, also used fibers to provide the ambient light for the rooms.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1997
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We predict
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Pink petalite and tourmalines from Africa will still be part of the next Tucson gem and jewelry exhibitions. Likewise, the Russian quartz and the Chinese tigereye will make good jewelry materials for large lapidary projects.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 1997
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In tune with the times
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A visit to the 1999 Intergem jewelry show in Idar-Oberstein, Germany is described. The town is actually two villages, one specializing in gem cutting, the other in jewelry making.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 2000
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