Bo's Jewelrybfor Sale

Background

My interest in rocks and Minerals began when I was 10 years old continued in high school when I was collecting zinc minerals in Franklin, New Jersey and Zeolite minerals along with Amethyst at the New Street Quarry in Paterson, NJ. I received my BA in Geology at Cornell University where I specialized in mineralogy with particular emphasis in Spruce Pine, North Carolina pegmatite minerals. After my 28 year Navy career, I taught Earth Science at Terry Parker High School and Earth Science labs at the University of North Florida. Toward the end of my teaching career in 2005, I began spending my summers in Spruce Pine researching mines in the Spruce Mine Mining District in Yancy, Mitchell, and Avery counties. I conducted mine tours in the Spruce Pine Mining District with Bo's Mine Tours from 2007 through 2017.

In 2008, my wife Diana and I purchased a cabin Between Spruce Pine in Mitchell County and Burnsville in Yancy County near the small village of Micaville. It was a beautiful cabin with a spectacular view Mt Celo of the Black Mountains and an ideal location to research the mines of the Spruce Pine Mining District pegmatite. I ran Bo's Mine Tours from the cabin with my assistant ChrisWyatt.


Sink Hole Mica Mine tailings tour	McBee Mica Mine research	Bo at Crabtree Emerald Mine	Crabtree Emerald Mine tour

During my 10 years of conducting Bo's Mine Tours, I established many valuable sources in the Spruce Pine area who would be helpful in making jewelry making once we sold the cabin. After arriving back in Jacksonville full time, I joined the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society.

I took lessons and learned how to use the cabochon machine to make cabs. I spent many hours with my instructor, Connie Layton at the JGMS facility and eventually became skilled at making gem quality cabochons like these.

Crabtree Emerald Lapis Lazuli

Cabochon Pendant Jewelry

After I had made a few gem quality cabochons, I contacted a gifted wire wrapper, Anita Lawson who had a small shop at Emerald Village in Little Switzerland near the Blue Ridge Parkway. I provider her with my gem cabs and she wire wrapped them in silver or gold filled wire. Here are some examples of our work.

These are examples of what may be available for sale in the future. I will provide prices when available. If you are interested in this type of cabochon pendants, you can contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com.

Cabochons for Sale

I have 30 cabochons for sale. They come in 4 sizes from very large (>50mm), large (@37mm), to medium (<30mm), and small.


Very Large	Large	Medium

Minimum order is $75 (2 cabochons). The prices I have indicated do not include shipping. The procedure is that you place your order on my email bosmith1300@gmail.com and I will determine the shipping cost and get back to you. You can pay by PayPal personal check. Once your payment has cleared, I will mail your order.

Lapis Lazuli cabochons


Cab 1 Large- $40	Cab 2 Large- $40	Cab 3 Large- $50	Cab 4 Large- $50

Tiger Eye and Crabtree Emerald cabochons


Cab 5 Large Tiger Eye- $50	Cab 6 Large Tiger Eye- $40	Cab 7 Large Tiger Eye- &50	Cab 8 Large Crabtree Emerald- $100	Cab 9 Large Crabtree Emerald-$80	Cab 10 Large Crabtree Emerald-$50

Unakite cabochons


Cab 11 Large Unakite $50	Cab 12 Large Unakite $40	Cab 13 Large Unakite $40

Spruce Pine Pegmatite (Sink Hole Mica Mine) cabochons


Cab 14 Large Sink Hole cab $50	Cab 15 Large Sink Hole cab $50	Cab 16 Large Sink Hole cab $50	Cab 17 Large Sink Hole cab $50	Cab 18 Large extremely rare Gem Feldspar $250

Rose Quartz and Amethyst cabochons


Cab 19 Large Sink Hole cab $30	Cab 20 Large rose/amethyst $40	Cab 21 Large amethyst matrix $30	Cab 22 Large amethyst matrix $40

Mixed cabochons


Cab 23 Very Large Citrine $80	Cab 24 Large Agate $40	Cab 25 Large Serpentine $50	Cab 26 Medium Turquiose $40


Cab 27 Medium Chysocola $40	Cab 28 Medium Serpentine $40	Cab 29 Medium Serpentine $40	Cab 30 Small Agate/Copper $35

Jade City Nephrite Jade Jewelry

My wife Diana and I watched the TV Series about high quality Jade from Jade City British Columbia in northwest Canada which sparked my interest in Nephrite Jade. This resulted in me purchasing the piece below on Etsy. I had a Nephrite ring and a belt buckle made from this piece for my own use.

I had this beautiful pendant made which is for sale can be worn on either side showing as it is finished on both sides.


Front	Back

$500 (or best acceptable offer) email: bosmith1300@gmail.com

Faceted Gemstone/Herkimer Diamond Pendant Jewelry

Next, I came up with a wirerap design which combined a colored gemstone with a gem quality Herkimer Diamond. I sent the stones to Anita and she produced the following examples:


Lapis Lazuli Pakistan	Rose Quartz Brazil	Lab Ruby Faceted	Lab Saphire Cabochon	Amethyst Faceted	Brown/Red Garnet Africa

These are examples of what may be available for sale in the future. I will provide prices when available. If you are interested in this type of pendants, you can contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com.

Eelmerite Jewelry

Elmerite is a rare volcanic mineral from Kenya. It is named for Elmer Robbins who owns Robbins Jewelry in Plant City, Florida. I first met Elmer at a Gem and Mineral Show in Spruce Pine and later at a few Gem and Mineral Shows sponsored by the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society. I initially saw Elmerite at the Rio Doce Rock and Mineral Shop in Spruce Pine. I purchased my first bit of Elmerite there and later purchased some more from Robins Jewelry. I took my Elmerite rough to Connie Layton, my Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society instructor, and we produced the following pieces.


Elmerite rough	Elmerite teardrop (28-30cts)	Elmerite teardrop 33mm length	Elmerite Emerald cut (28-30cts)	Elmerite earrings

These are examples of what may be available for sale in the future. I will provide prices when available. If you are interested in Elmerite jewelry, you can contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com.

Custom Pendants

These are examples of custom pendants I have had made in the past and what may be available for sale in the future. I will provide prices when available. If you are interested in this type of pendants, you can contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com.


Blue Topaz with high quality Peridot from Pakistan	28ct Amber Citrine wrapped with gold filled wire	Side view of Amber Citrine	Rutilated Quartz wire rapped with gold filled wire


Florida Gator pendant with Lab Saphire and Orange garnet from Madagascar	Custom made with vertical, horizontal, or Ying/Yang designs	Can select any combination of colored gems	13 and 14 mm round cushion cut with cross pendant made from any light colored silica gem mineral	light Smoky Quartz lilac Amethyst	cross pendants made from any material wrapped with gold filled wire

I have a supply of lab Saphires and Orange Garnets on hand but can order any gem combination you want. Large Orange Garnets are difficult to find. I have the 13mm Lilac Amethyst in stock but can order whatever you desire. The price of both types of pendants is driven by the cost of 14ct gold. If you are interested in any one of these types of pendants, you can contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com.

Custom Rings

These are examples of custom rings I have had made in the past and what I can produce for you. If you are interested in designing your own custom ring, contact me by email at bosmith1300@gmail.com. The process is interactive and a lot of fun. The price of the ring is driven by the types of gems selected and the price of Platinum, 14ct gold or sterling silver. My fee for locating and purchasing the gems, coordinating the design of the ring and production of the ring by Elmer Robbins' jewelers is $250. In the past the total cost of my 14ct gold rings has been about $650 but that was when the price of Gold was $1,500/Oz!!


Amethyst with Peridots 14ct gold	Canary Citrine with Uvarovite green Garnets-14ct gold	green Tourmaline with two blue Topaz-14ct gold	Aquamarine with two pink Tourmalines- 18ct Rose gold

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