Gems Direct

During our trip to Brazil in 1988 we visited Belo Horizonte, a perpetual hub for the gem and mineral trade in Minas Gerais. We saw a number of dealers with wonderful specimens but perhaps the most memorable was a non-descript office and showroom where we saw the most unexpected and amazing group of beryls. Apparently, these crystals had been found a short time before during road construction and had ended up in the hands of this dealer. Unfortunately, I do not recall his name.

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The island of Phuket is the Souths richest, busiest, most beautiful, most coveted, most visited, and the most popular vacation destination. Often nicknamed as the pearl of the south or pearl of the Andaman, Phuket is the largest island of Thailand, located in the Southern Thailand, on the west-facing Andaman Sea coastline. Phuket is your destination for limestone cliffs, snow white beaches, tranquil broad bays, and tropical in-land forests. It is famous for a wide range of marine activities, th

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