Needed: 10 test carvers for Blue G!

Pat,
Thanks for requesting clarification on my post of late last night. I'm sure that by now you've read the pdf announcement that was sent to all of our online patrons last night.
However, I'll answer your questions here as briefly as possible.

The "truly rare" comment is not like eBay "RARE!!!!!".
It's an accurate description of an unusual and stable occurrence of gem rock of which the major mineral is Lawsonite.

Lawsonite, as you can read at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawsonite,
is a widespread mineral, but not in a gem suitable form. Lawsonite, in general, metamorphoses to Anorthite through dehydration in the near/surface environment.
It's only in the last few years that Lawsonite has been commercially available as collector quality specimens, and only from a handful of obscure localities.

I've spent 3 full days of the week since receiving electronic confirmation of the GIA Identification Report in comprehensive searches of online reports, literature and postings, and have been unable to find a single photo, report or sales of anything that could be considered gem grade Lawsonite.
At one of the commercial specimen collectors sites, one photo of a faceted stone was shown, and it certainly was not of jewelry grade. It also was not available for sale!
That was it for Lawsonite as a cut stone. No reported instances of massive gem material were noted in any form, prior to the GIA confirmation of our material.

An online search for Lawsonite specimens will find a very limited supply, with average prices in the 3 to 4 figure range, with no availability of attractive gem material other than our Panoche Hills Gem Lawsonite.

Now, I happily plead guilty to referring to Gem Lawsonite as "rare" in my excitement last evening. Getting the GIA Cert was like having my child graduate from school, ready to go out into the world and find its way. I can happily say that you won't see us use that word in our ongoing sales, since it's become the most overused cliche in online sales.

Indeed, there's no need to tout it in our sales as rare, since eBay had exactly two (2) listings for Lawsonite. It's that unusual as a specimen.

Why not keep using "Blue G"? The reason for the name change is the nature of the material, since it occurs in a multitude of color variations. Blue G will now refer to the style that looks like blue granite, except better!

Thanks for the straight to the point questions, Pat!

Kris

PS: For those who might worry about prices heading for the clouds; don't worry.
Yes, it's unusual and perhaps even unique in occurrence, but there's going to be an adequate supply for many years to come. We'll maintain reasonable prices, since we want lapidaries to enjoy our rock!