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Colorful Fine Jewelry Made the Ethical & Sustainable Way

In contrast to the open pit and underground mining associated with the Earth’s largest diamond mines, colored gems are often mined with little more than a shovel, bucket and rope. If the deposit is near an active river or stream, mining will consist of shoveling gravel into a pan, where any gem crystals present are extracted by hand. Gemstones do not have to be washed out by acids and alkalis, but are broken out of the rock mechanically or found free floating. All that is needed is a little soap to clean off extra debris.