Southwest Gem Hunters and Jewelers

09/20/2022

Life has gotten in the way and I haven't been posting or making much lately. Working on changing that. Here are a couple of pieces I made a while back and meant to post.

09/30/2021

I got 93% I honestly did not expect to still remember so many.

Gemstones can tell us so much about ourselves. But what will your knowledge of them say about you? Test it right here, with this quiz.

09/23/2021

Hey everyone, we're on Instagram now. Follow us over there for the jewelry side of things. ✨

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09/23/2021

Hey everyone! I know I promised a giveaway this week and I promise one is coming. Been putting out fires (figuratively) this week. In the meantime, what would everyone prefer the give away contain? A fun jewelry item made by me or a pretty rock find? Let us know in the comments. And here are some more shiny finds to distract you. ✨

09/17/2021

Hello loyal followers! We are back after some recent life changes. Thank you for your patience and sticking with us. You are much appreciated. We have started going back out to hunt and explore and have some fun new stuff we will start posting shortly. Next week we will do a giveaway for something fun as well. Further details soon. In the meantime here is a piece we recently found. Any ideas on what we have?

09/17/2021

I got Ruby. How about you?

A Few Simple Questions To Find Out What Jewel Best Describes Your Personality.

07/01/2017

Rosary I made for a friend and a hematite and silver necklace and earrings I made.

05/22/2017

A couple more.

05/22/2017

A couple of Gingers recent projects.

02/27/2016

Ok so when we get 400 likes I'm going to give away 4 sets of rocks, photos to come soon. Finally back in the saddle.

Got a chance to post new rocks to Amazon, and must get back to posting here and on TreasureNet. Thanks for watching y'all, and feel free to ask a question anytime!

02/27/2016

Finally got back in the saddle mounted my Trinitite today, Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The glass is primarily composed of arkosic sand composed of quartz grains and feldspar (both microcline and smaller amount of plagioclase with small amount of calcite, hornblende and augite in a matrix of sandy clay)[2] that was melted by the atomic blast. It is usually a light green, although color can vary. It is mildly radioactive but safe to handle.[3][4][5]

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, samples were gathered and sold to mineral collectors as a novelty. Traces of the material may be found at the Trinity Site today, although most of it was bulldozed and buried by the United States Atomic Energy Commission in 1953.[6] It is now illegal to take the remaining material from the site; however, material that was taken prior to this prohibition is still in the hands of collectors.