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Blatant manipulation of color photographs Attachments

by Neal Luppescu
3 05/19/2013 10:59AM
Last Post by Alan Barnes (2)

A New Use For Tourmaline!   (Pages: 1 2)

by Steve Hardinger
34 05/19/2013 03:04AM
Last Post by Nelse Miller

Andara Crystal Scam   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by Yamael
54 05/19/2013 12:52AM
Last Post by Nelse Miller

Green volcanic glass - is this natural or artificial? Attachments   (Pages: 1 2)

by chong wei khee
37 05/17/2013 02:53AM
Last Post by Leor Goldberg

Ebay sellerr's Self Bidders Fraud

by Minerals Miner
16 05/17/2013 02:45AM
Last Post by Leor Goldberg

Smelt Quartz?   (Pages: 1 2 3 4)

by Mira Bai
61 05/12/2013 05:26PM
Last Post by Ash

Fluorite balls india

by Yanick Beaudet
13 05/06/2013 06:51PM
Last Post by KC Dalby

Gem kunzite crystals: how to rule out any heating treatment?   (Pages: 1 2)

by Valere Berlage
31 05/03/2013 05:00PM
Last Post by Rob Woodside

"Magnetic Hematite" for sale in museums   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by Howard Heitner
49 04/30/2013 06:10PM
Last Post by Amanda Hawkins

QUANTUM-QUATTRO-SILICA   (Pages: 1 2)

by Reiner Mielke
29 04/30/2013 04:01PM
Last Post by Steven Kittleson

WARNING: picture sharing and confidentiality

by el cascaillou
9 04/28/2013 07:26PM
Last Post by Jolyon & Katya Ralph

What do buyers consider fraud?

by James Jones
10 04/18/2013 09:55PM
Last Post by Steve Federico

Is this real? Attachments

by Dennis McCoy
15 04/18/2013 03:34PM
Last Post by Dennis McCoy

Nuummite fakes Attachments

by Robert Isaac
16 04/17/2013 05:52PM
Last Post by Stephanie Martin

gold plaque..?.. Attachments

by Dermot Walsh
9 04/15/2013 12:05AM
Last Post by Dermot Walsh

Beware fake tellurides Attachments

by Maggie Wilson
14 04/14/2013 06:53PM
Last Post by Tim Jokela Jr

Faked Turkish diaspore on matrix

by Dan R. Lynch
4 04/10/2013 12:32PM
Last Post by Rock Currier

Blue phosphophyllite from Germany on ebay

by Jason Evans
16 04/09/2013 01:06PM
Last Post by Jasun D. McAvoy

Complete ripoff?   (Pages: 1 2 3)

by JJ Bergstrom
52 04/04/2013 05:02PM
Last Post by dcguy

Huge Emeralds, Rubies, Sapphires from eBay India sellers?

by ezg
19 03/17/2013 02:41PM
Last Post by Owen Lewis (2)


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