Most coveted of all are the pallasites, resplendent with extraterrestrial gemstones fixed in a nickel-iron matrix.
His ultimate skill is buying superb, statement gemstones at less than what it costs to mine them.
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Gemfields other business include a mine in Mozambique for rubies, and prospecting licenses for other gemstones in Madagascar.
His goal was to rejuvenate the iconic trademark, converting it into a luxury brand that sold gemstones and other accessory products.
The awards honor, recognize and promote designers whose work uses natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls in finished fine jewelry design.
The opera mask on the cap is made of 2, 000 gemstones in a micro-pave pattern, including black sapphires, diamonds and rubies.
In addition, the company hopes to use the funding to expand production of high-end pieces and increase its inventory of rare gemstones.
De Beers claims to have stopped scooping up loose gemstones on the open market that might have come from African war zones.
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Items will be made of 14k gold or sterling silver with gemstones.
That figure will begin to shift in coming years as Chinese and Indian consumers start to become wealthy enough to buy the gemstones.
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The one thing all of these pieces had in common was that colored gemstones and cultured pearls were the focal point in the work.
The plan is that Gemfields will provide an ethical and traceable source of providing its gemstones to consumers, thus fueling demand for its product.
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"Gemstones are different from other kinds of mining, " Hughes says, because there's a high concentration of value in very small areas and relatively few stones.
For seekers of fine gemstones other than diamonds, there are some spectacular choices as well, such as an unmounted oval-cut sapphire weighing almost 40 carats.
Citrine gemstones adorn the button lock and the thumb stud, pairing beautifully with the chestnut wood scale, the gold accents of the bolster and the elegant black blade.
The economy is growing at perhaps 3-4% but much of the growth comes from the exploitation of natural resources from gas to gemstones whose proceeds mainly benefit the regime's pampered families.
The new merger creates what has been planned for Gemfields since its founding fewer than 10 years ago: a way to produce a mine-to-market template for its colored gemstones.
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It is an apt place to browse this fossilised tree resin that resembles gemstones, as the majority of the world's amber is found along the shores of the Baltic Sea.
One Antwerp dealer says that, on the open market, the price of such gemstones has plunged to just over a third of what they fetched before the Australians pulled out.
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For enthusiasts of other gemstones, there is an imposing sapphire ring with a luscious stone weighing 41 carats that comes from the estate of Texan art patron Caroline Wiess Law .
From there, he went on buying up the country's diamond mines until he controlled 90% of the world's gemstones, most of them extracted by pitifully paid African workers under fierce surveillance.
The golden yellow hue of this large pear-shaped stone is so intense and so deep that the Gemological Institute of America ranks it among the rarest of gemstones in its class.
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The new pipelines will follow the route of the old British-built Burma Road, which still carries timber, gold, gemstones and other Burmese raw materials north to China and brings in cheap manufactures.
Chicken Street, the favorite place for Westerners in search of good deals on rugs and gemstones, has also undergone somewhat of a makeover, with new jewelry shops inside gleaming glass and chrome storefronts.
The report alleged that Muslim extremists loyal to Osama Bin Laden had been buying the gemstones in Tanzania and smuggling them to Dubai and Hong Kong, where they were sold to finance al-Qaeda.
Gemfields owns a majority stake of the Kagem mine in Zambia, which produces emeralds and amethysts, a mine in Mozambique for ruby, and prospecting licenses for other gemstones in Madagascar.
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Each Masterpiece is handcrafted over a period of at least two years, working from an original sketch and a wax mold and with rare, fine gemstones, which ultimately forges the three-dimensional works of art.
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