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- Title
Benitoite: Update on faceting and jewelry manufacturing.
- Authors
Laurs, Brendan
- Abstract
The article offers an update on faceting and jewelry manufacturing of the precious stone benitoite in the U.S. as of winter 2009. Benitoite Mining Inc. (BMI) has collected a substantial stockpile of faceting material prior to the closure of its Benitoite Gem mine located in San Benito County, California in June 2005. BMI president Bryan Lees stated that the benitoite supply of the company could last between three to five years. Paul Cory of Iteco Inc. and Eric Braunwart of Columbia Gem House Inc. developed jewelry lines for the stone.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BENITOITE; JEWELRY manufacturing; INVENTORIES; PRODUCT lines; BENITOITE Mining Inc.; CORY, Paul; BRAUNWART, Eric
- Publication
Gems & Gemology, 2009, Vol 45, Issue 4, p296
- ISSN
0016-626X
- Publication type
Article