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Hi Luiz, the firm I am referring to is that of Duarte & Bastos, founded in 1989, in Teofilo Otoni. My understanding, which may be far from perfect, was that the early profits were from alexandrite ...

Luiz, would this be the same mine that Duarte & Bastos controlled?

This mine was object of a tough fight for its ownership on the mid 1980's and finally came to the hands of a group of investor ...

Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that regardless of any statute of limitations for "prosecution" of a theft, the ownership of the item remains that of the original owner and ti ...

Hi all,

I'm in southern Illinois, in Carbondale, for the month of March, and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to any dealers, shops, or shows around here. I remember p ...

I am so glad you have posted about the Brazilian book. I live in Bahia and just ordered it from São Paulo -- can't wait to start turning its pages!

Down here in Brazil we have a site similar to eBay called MercadoLivre (ML).

ML is chock full of synthetic quartzes of all variations of bicolors, including purple and yellow, blue and green, purpl ...

Hi AmGuy,

Congratulations! These look like the real deal!

Which begs the question:

Why did so many fab bicolored crystals show up all of a sudden?

Have you heard anything about how they a ...

You have raised a valid and very interesting point. Might want to send letters to the gov. and state legislators concerning this. At best, maybe come to some sort of unwritten agreement with the loc ...

Heliodor was "sun colored" beryl, now it beats why we would have needed this term when we already had golden beryl, but it is now widely used and accepted. In Finland one pegmatite produced ...

Hi everybody! I thought I would stop by to mention that I am originally from Illinois, although I have lived in Brazil for the past 12 years.

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Topic: Chrysoberyl (var. Alexandrite) Hematita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tenney Naumer Replies: 12 Views: 27082	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: May 21, 2014 12:18 Subject: Re: Chrysoberyl (var. Alexandrite) Hematita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tenney Naumer Replies: 12 Views: 27082	Hi Luiz, the firm I am referring to is that of Duarte & Bastos, founded in 1989, in Teofilo Otoni. My understanding, which may be far from perfect, was that the early profits were from alexandrite ...
Topic: Chrysoberyl (var. Alexandrite) Hematita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tenney Naumer Replies: 12 Views: 27082	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 01, 2014 17:50 Subject: Re: Chrysoberyl (var. Alexandrite) Hematita, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tenney Naumer Replies: 12 Views: 27082	Luiz, would this be the same mine that Duarte & Bastos controlled? This mine was object of a tough fight for its ownership on the mid 1980's and finally came to the hands of a group of investor ...
Topic: Highgrading, the selling of stolen goods and turning a blind eye
Tenney Naumer Replies: 42 Views: 104542	Forum: Reporting thefts and disappearances Posted: Jul 14, 2011 12:36 Subject: Re: Highgrading, the selling of stolen goods and turning a blind eye
Tenney Naumer Replies: 42 Views: 104542	Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that regardless of any statute of limitations for "prosecution" of a theft, the ownership of the item remains that of the original owner and ti ...
Topic: Anyone could point me in the right direction to minerals in Illinois?
Tenney Naumer Replies: 0 Views: 5470	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Feb 25, 2011 17:09 Subject: Anyone could point me in the right direction to minerals in Illinois?
Tenney Naumer Replies: 0 Views: 5470	Hi all, I'm in southern Illinois, in Carbondale, for the month of March, and was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction to any dealers, shops, or shows around here. I remember p ...
Topic: Russian Alexandrites by Dr. Karl Schmetzer
Tenney Naumer Replies: 3 Views: 10980	Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Oct 02, 2010 07:10 Subject: Re: Russian Alexandrites by Dr. Karl Schmetzer
Tenney Naumer Replies: 3 Views: 10980	I am so glad you have posted about the Brazilian book. I live in Bahia and just ordered it from São Paulo -- can't wait to start turning its pages!
Topic: How is this green quartz produced?
Tenney Naumer Replies: 5 Views: 11827	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Aug 01, 2010 13:46 Subject: Re: How is this green quartz produced?
Tenney Naumer Replies: 5 Views: 11827	Down here in Brazil we have a site similar to eBay called MercadoLivre (ML). ML is chock full of synthetic quartzes of all variations of bicolors, including purple and yellow, blue and green, purpl ...
Topic: Bi-color topaz crystals
Tenney Naumer Replies: 8 Views: 22977	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Jul 29, 2010 06:51 Subject: Re: Bi-color topaz crystals
Tenney Naumer Replies: 8 Views: 22977	Hi AmGuy, Congratulations! These look like the real deal! Which begs the question: Why did so many fab bicolored crystals show up all of a sudden? Have you heard anything about how they a ...
Topic: The Arizona Issue
Tenney Naumer Replies: 14 Views: 25840	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 29, 2010 17:14 Subject: Re: The Arizona Issue
Tenney Naumer Replies: 14 Views: 25840	You have raised a valid and very interesting point. Might want to send letters to the gov. and state legislators concerning this. At best, maybe come to some sort of unwritten agreement with the loc ...
Topic: Imperial topaz..whats in a name
Tenney Naumer Replies: 23 Views: 52975	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 12, 2010 09:08 Subject: Heliodor, golden beryl, green beryl, chrysoberyl
Tenney Naumer Replies: 23 Views: 52975	Heliodor was "sun colored" beryl, now it beats why we would have needed this term when we already had golden beryl, but it is now widely used and accepted. In Finland one pegmatite produced ...
Topic: Imperial topaz..whats in a name
Tenney Naumer Replies: 23 Views: 52975	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 12, 2010 08:58 Subject: Re: Imperial topaz..whats in a name
Tenney Naumer Replies: 23 Views: 52975	Hi everybody! I thought I would stop by to mention that I am originally from Illinois, although I have lived in Brazil for the past 12 years.