Polished minerals and art pieces This is the largest and diverse group of products that you’ll see at a mineral show. It is also the most popular and often the most profitable. Any mineral that has been cut or polished…
The Mineral & Gem Asia Buyer’s Primer: Part 2 Fossils Fossils are the remains of living organisms, impressions and moulds of their physical form, and marks or traces created in the sediment by their activities. Fossilisation refers to processes that…
The Mineral & Gem Asia show is only a few weeks away. For many jewellers this may be the first time at a mineral show. It can be helpful to have a few pointers on what to expect and what…
As jewellers, we sometimes forget that the sparkling jewels in the showcase are really just rocks that have been cut and polished into the gems we all know and love. These same rocks in their natural state are not only…
