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FACETIPS – A GEM CUTTER’S NOTEBOOK
by Duncan Miller
The faceting articles published over the past few years in the Mineral Chatter have been compiled into a single 128 page document, available for download for those interested in saving all the articles together. To download the pdf file click here.
A 29,18 ct cuprite from Onganja, Namibia, cut by Duncan Miller and now in a private collection in Germany.
Posted by Site Moderator Webmaster on Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Matt Lurie (5 years old), who lives in Johannesburg, was curious
as to the make-up of an (amethyst) Spirit quartz crystal so he bought one for
R10 in Johannesburg and de-jacketed/exfoliated/peeled it, to satisfy his
curiosity! The images below were taken by his dad (Robert’s son) Dan Lurie.