Arizona Gemstone Companies

The Gem Trader
Brad Payne has a vast selection of rare gems not often seen in the colored stone industry. I particularly like his special gallery of US gems, which includes some great examples of Arizona amethyst, benitoite from California, rhodochrosite from Colorado, and others. Brad is great to do business with so check out his site! Based in Arizona and Michigan.

Gram Faceting
http://www.faceters.com/ An excellent site for rough, gemstones, faceting equipment, and faceting instructions. Based in Tucson, Arizona. There is an incredible amount of information on Jeff's site.

Majestic Gems
http://www.majesticgems.com/ Offers a fine selection of natural gemstones from around the world and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Check out Brett's collector's gemstones and drool.

National Gemstone
http://www.preciousgemstones.com/ I'm a big fan of Robert Genis's site and newsletter. He has excellent information on collecting and grading gemstones. He also has beautiful gemstones for sale. Based in Tucson, Arizona.

OBG International Gems & Mineral
http://www.infodyn.com/obg/ Offers mineral specimens from around the world including my favorite Arizona mineral Wulfenite. Owner Thomas Corson has been collecting minerals for 45 years and exhibits at the Arizona and Colorado gem shows. Based in Green Valley, Arizona USA.

Other Gemstone Businesses

Lloyd Forrester owner of Clear Cut Gems is a skilled faceter of custom cut gemstones including amethyst, aquamarine, citrine, garnet, sapphire, tourmaline, and topaz. He has some great photographs of his work and a nice presentation on how a gemstone is cut. Of course you can also buy some of his custom cut stones.

Geologist Ed Speer has a great site to learn about North Carolina Emeralds. He presents detailed histories of all the North Carolina emerald mines and includes great photographs and illustrations of the most famous specimens found. You can also buy his new book Fieldtrip Guidebook Hiddenite District, Alexander Co, NC that explains the geologic formation of the emerald deposits.

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