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PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:07 pm 
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Here's the contact info for the dealer with the nice inclusions:

Donald K. Olson & Associates
P. O. Box 858
Bonsall, CA 92003
Phone: 760-758-2388
Fax: 760-758-3592

No website/email listed, but I know that they go to Tuscon (or, at least they have before), so you might be able to find them there. I believe they are a retired couple, so the phone number is probably their home number and not a store front. Either way, if you run into these guys at a show, make sure to look at their stuff, there are some pretty impressive inclusion pieces as well as those nice abstract carvings I talked about.


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Thanks! The introduction sounds interesting :)

As for tourmaline in beryl... no, I don't remember any, but in the end, why not? (hei, if that has a complicated answer involving molecular physics, I wouldn't know that either ;) ).

Aside tourmalinated quartz, the most impressive tourmaline inclusions I remember were in prehnite: largish, perfectly formed, neatly terminated dark green tourmaline. Perhaps the relative softness of prehnite allowed them to thrive? Anyway, Multicolour.com used to have some polished samples.


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Hi,
I've known Don and his wife Gloria for years. They do indeed have some of the finest quartz and other designer cabs available in today's market and are prominent in the field. In addition to rare and beautiful high quality materials, the cutting is superb. When visiting Tucson make a point of visiting their venue, usually at the GJX. They're extremely nice people too!

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would like to show you one of my finished pieces


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Nice looking piece you got there!! Thanks for posting it

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There's great eye candy in this thread for quartz lovers. Here's my contribution, a 27 x 45 mm. rutilated display piece. I didn't cut it as a cab. I merely polished both sides and smoothed the edges as much as possible without damaging the rutile pattern. It still needs more work on the ragged edge at the bottom and I'll get around to it one of these years.


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Wow to both pieces.

I love these stones. Rick yours looks finished enough but if your not satisfied send it to me :lol: Good work guys


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