Interesting about those gems, Rap. When I took my daughter to the American Museum of Natural History we looked at all of those fancy stones - but we were most impressed with the huge pieces of Topaz - you'd need a station wagon to move the largest one, let alone wear it. But if it is that plentiful and that large, that's a good source of jewelry stones for me. No one should have to die to mine a stone I would wear as jewelry.

Just in case my Santa had ideas along those lines. . . :)

SRS