Roan
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Gemmy
Sept 2, 2008 21:33:20 GMT -5
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Post by Roan on Sept 2, 2008 21:33:20 GMT -5
Okay, what EXACTLY do y'all mean by "gemmy"?
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Gemmy
Sept 2, 2008 22:23:16 GMT -5
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Post by catmandewe on Sept 2, 2008 22:23:16 GMT -5
I consider gemmy to mean very solid, unfractured, being able to be worked without having to worry about it falling apart or developing cracks. Some material it also has a meaning as to color or clarity of the material, so it can change with different materials.
Dunno if thats the right definition, but thats what I have always considered it to be.
Tony
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lynskyn1970
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Gemmy
Sept 12, 2008 9:46:41 GMT -5
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Post by lynskyn1970 on Sept 12, 2008 9:46:41 GMT -5
heck i also think gemmy means great clarity really yummy looking almost good enough to eat like candy!!!! LOL!!!
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181lizard
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Gemmy
Sept 12, 2008 12:29:56 GMT -5
Post by 181lizard on Sept 12, 2008 12:29:56 GMT -5
I agree Tony! I take it to mean that it is of the highest quality. Basically...no fractures, holes, vugs and color would be of top quality too.
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Roan
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Gemmy
Sept 12, 2008 13:25:47 GMT -5
Post by Roan on Sept 12, 2008 13:25:47 GMT -5
Great! Thanks guys.
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turnedstone
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Gemmy
Oct 18, 2008 12:01:50 GMT -5
Post by turnedstone on Oct 18, 2008 12:01:50 GMT -5
I would take it to mean with out flaws to cut gems out of the material. Mostly facet grade not anything you would tumble as it would lose its value being tumbled. But then you can tumble rough to uncover its gemmy quality's. JMO George
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rockman67
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Gemmy
Jun 29, 2017 11:14:56 GMT -5
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Post by rockman67 on Jun 29, 2017 11:14:56 GMT -5
both answers are correct.i got an apache tear at a bucket dig and never seen an apache tear before.owner put it over a light for me and it just lit up,solid all the way through no flaws at all inside and out,it had no dull look under light at all.he was like damn nice find thats a verry gemmy one.
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itsandbits
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Gemmy
Jun 29, 2017 15:19:09 GMT -5
Post by itsandbits on Jun 29, 2017 15:19:09 GMT -5
I consider gemmy to mean very solid, unfractured, being able to be worked without having to worry about it falling apart or developing cracks. Some material it also has a meaning as to color or clarity of the material, so it can change with different materials. Dunno if thats the right definition, but thats what I have always considered it to be. Tony I would add for my own personal definition that it hasn't been altered by man in any way shape, form or means, naturally or unnaturally, except; if so desired, to cut or shape it to show off it's best qualities
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metalsmith
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Gemmy
Jun 30, 2017 12:58:54 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Jun 30, 2017 12:58:54 GMT -5
Gemmy just means towards the direction of 'gem' grade. What is gem grade? A rock capable of becoming a gem. What is a gem? See here for a definition. Durability, cut and polish. So gemmy is just that the stone has the potential to endure this and come out of the other end. Another working definition I've seen is simply that the rock holds some value - that a buyer would be be willing to part with some hard-earned. I'd like to think that sellers of good character use the term responsibly; this is what builds a reputation and earn return custom. I would consider facet grade to be above gemmy and of course facet grade can still be SI3. Personally, I treat any description of a rock as 'gemmy' with suspicion. It has no clear, understood or legal definition. Like the word 'fresh'.
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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 15, 2017 19:56:48 GMT -5
What Tony said. You hear it a lot on particular stones. Like Dino bone. Quality ranges from specimen grade to "gemmy". Like porno, you know when you see it. Sorry, for you younger people, it is a very old reference to a judge's statement on the definition of pornography.
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Gemmy
Jul 31, 2017 14:51:51 GMT -5
Post by 1dave on Jul 31, 2017 14:51:51 GMT -5
"SPARKLY" like a gemstone. Lots of reflective crystal faces.
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