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L. Paul Verhage

@nearsys

A gardener, beekeeper, amateur astronomer, AmeriCorps member, glass and ceramic artist, woodworker, blacksmith,...

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What started out as a 56.68 ct chunk of amethyst ended up as a 12.125 ct faceted gemstone. That's the yield of 21%. So, a lot of the amethyst was ground away. #lapidary