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| About Pala | Home – Home page of Palagems.com About Pala – Information about Pala International Meet the Larsons – A visit with Bill and Jeanne Larson, Pala’s globe-trotting owners Credentials – Pala's memberships and other credentials The Mailbag – Some of the funny letters we’ve received over the years Pala International Celebrates Forty Years – Some of the highlights |
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| Precious Stones | Precious Stones – Entrance to the world of precious stones Birthstones – Background and history of birthstones and calendars Collecting and Investing in World Class Colored Gemstones – A primer on the subject Collector’s Corner – Special section of Palagems.com just for gem collectors Find an Appraiser – How to locate an appraiser in your area Find a Jeweler – How to locate a jeweler in your area Gem Enhancements – Information on gemstone enhancements Get a Password – Obtain a trade password to view wholesale prices at Palagems.com Judging Quality: The Four C’s – Determining the quality of a gemstone Old Stock… New Pix – New photos of some of our older inventory Search Pala’s Inventory – Find gems on the Palagems.com site Trade Entrance – Site entry point for members of the gem and jewelry trades What’s New? – New inventory at Palagems.com |
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| Gem News | Palagems Reflective Index – Gem news from around the world Featured Stones – From Pala’s monthly Palagems Reflective Index e-bulletin—in one place |
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| Palaminerals.com | Palaminerals.com – Link to Pala’s retail outlet for fine mineral specimens blog.Palaminerals.com – A weblog dealing with our current mining ventures |
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| Mineral News | Pala Mineralis – Mineral news from around the world – from Palaminerals.com Featured Mineral Specimens – From Pala’s bi-monthly Pala Mineralis e-bulletin—in one place See also Mining & Minerals |
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| Business Policies | Privacy and Security – Notes on how we protect you while shopping at Pala Questions – Answers to common questions about doing business with Pala |
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| Buying & Selling | Sell to Pala – Got something to sell? We buy fine gems and minerals Your Wants – Tell us your gem or mineral needs and we'll see if we have it, or can find it Our Wants – A list of our permanent wants. We need fine Burma ruby, sapphire, alexandrite, etc. Let us know if you have something to sell |
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| The Collector | The Collector – Link to Pala’s retail outlet for fine jewelry |
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| Gem Cutting | Gem-Cutting Services – Pala’s world-class gem cutting services Gem Cutter Romances the Stone – Meet Meg Berry, Pala’s master cutter |
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| The Learning Vault | The Learning Vault – Links to Palagems.com’s educational material |
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| Gem Spectrum Newsletter |
The Gem Spectrum – Back issues of Pala’s fabulous newsletter | |
| Mining & Minerals | Burma, The Mineral Utopia – A reprint from Lapidary Journal, August–December 1957, by Martin L. Ehrmann California Gem Mining – Chronicle of a comeback Ceylon’s Gem Mines – Ceylon’s storied gem mines are detailed in this segment from Dr. Peter Bancroft’s Gem & Crystal Treasures Emerald Deposits of Muzo, Colombia – Scholarly examination of these famous emerald mines. By Joseph E. Pogue. Illustrated. Reprinted from Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, 1917 Featured Mineral Specimens – Featured specimens from Pala’s bi-monthly Mineral News e-bulletin—in one place – on Palaminerals.com First Voyage to Tanzania – Tanzanite – A Stone of Beauty – A video visit to the mines by Pala’s Will Larson, shot in conjunction with the 2012 Arusha show Fire-hearted Pebbles from Burma – A wonderful look at mining rubies in Mogok, ca. 1930, by C.M. Enriquez. Complete with period photos Kunzite the Precious – A reprint from Sunset magazine, by William R. Gross, October 1905 Letter from Pakistan – True adventure from Pala International’s daring suppliers Mineral Specimens – View Pala’s world-class minerals at Palaminerals.com Mining at Pala – A history of Pala International’s various gem mining projects around the world On Kunz and Kunzite – An excellent historical look at the discovery and naming of kunzite. By Lawrence Conklin Pakistan’s Gemstones: An Overview – The past, present, and future of the challenges that face Pakistan in its development of a gemstone industry Pala District Pegmatite Opens Wide – New discoveries at the 49er pocket; also see Part 2 Pegmatites of Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan – By Pierre Bariand and J.F. Poullen The Queen Reigns Again – True adventure story of Pala International mining the Tourmaline Queen mine during the early 1970s Reds Turn to Green: Russia’s Stunning Demantoid Discovery – Russia’s new demantoid strike are detailed in this report from Bill Larson Ruby & Sapphire Deposits of Moung Klung, Siam – 1894 account of mining ruby and sapphire in Thailand, by Henry Louis The Ruby Mines of Mogok – A mid-20th century manuscript by Martin Ehrmann, and Ruby Mines of Mogok – Slide Show, from Ehrmann’s personal collection Spodumene from San Diego Co., California – A reprint by Waldemar T. Schaller published by the Univ. of California in the Bulletin of the Department of Geology, 1903 Tanzanite from Tanzania – Tanzania’s tanzanite mines are detailed in this segment from Dr. Peter Bancroft’s Gem & Crystal Treasures Tsavorite from Kenya – Kenya’s tsavorite garnet mines are detailed in this segment from Dr. Peter Bancroft’s Gem & Crystal Treasures Uncle Sam’s Oversight – A reprint from Technical World Magazine regarding Baja California, by Edna Rowell Schley Where Nature Stores Her Jewels – A reprint from Sunset magazine regarding San Diego, CA, by Edna Rowell Schley, October 1905 |
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| Miscellaneous |
Contact/Visit Us – How to get in touch with Pala Links – Links to other sites of interest regarding gems, minerals and jewelry Merci – Thanks to all the people who have supported us over the years |
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| Gem Shows | Show & Lecture Schedule – A list of gem and mineral shows at which Pala exhibits each year. |
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| Your Account | Your Shopping Cart – A view of your shopping cart contents | |
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