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Written by Yvonne Raley

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Match as Match Can: Finding a Topaz for a Missing Earring

Mar 05, 2026

Written by Yvonne Raley

Match as Match Can: Finding a Topaz for a Missing Earring

Matching gems is a tricky task, especially for a bicolor gem such as imperial topaz. Here's how Yvonne figured out how to make it work at the Tucson Gem show.

Written by Joanne Simmons

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AGTA, benitoite, dudley blauwet, Dumortierit, Ecuadorian imports, gemstone, GJX show, paraiba, pyrope garnet, red beryl, richard wise, Secrets of the Gemstone Trade, Tucson gem show, tucson gem show 2017

Tucson Treasures

Feb 10, 2017

Written by Joanne Simmons

I got back from Tucson Tuesday night and the very first thing I did was sleep. First on the plane (1 hr the first leg, 2 hrs the second leg) and then 10 more hours at home. My assistant Debbie, who was with me till Saturday, took Sunday-Tuesday off to recoup. Yesterday, I got my little treasures from Brink, thanks to Prima Gems who did the transport for me together with their (considerably larger)... Continue reading