Rubellite Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a crystal boron silicate mineral compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. The tourmaline mineral group is chemically one of the most complicated groups of silicate minerals. Tourmaline comes in a wide variety of colours.

There are red and pink tourmalines in many varieties, however, only a very few of these are entitled to call themselves 'rubellites'. The name comes from the Latin 'rubellus', which means reddish. Rubellites are not merely red or vivid pink tourmalines. There is an important criterion. Many gemstones change their colour depending on the light source. A true rubellite does not. It shines just as intensely in artificial light as it does in daylight. The colour of most other pink or red tourmalines, by contrast, displays a visible touch of brown in artificial light.

Rubellites are found in abundance in Brazil, Mozambique, Nigeria, Madagascar and Pakistan. There is also a rubellite mine in the USA. Today rubellite tourmaline is one of the most popular semi-precious gemstones available. A large portion of rubellite tourmaline gemstones in the market have been treated through heating and irradiation.

Ur-Energy Inc. - URE.t

Ur-Energy Inc. - URE.t operates the Lost Creek in-situ recovery (ISR) uranium facility in south-central Wyoming. The Lost Creek processing facility will have a two million pounds per year nameplate capacity. As at October 24, 2013, all production circuits of the plant were commissioned and uranium yellowcake had been processed, dried and packaged.

On December 31, 2013 the company released News

"(“Ur-Energy” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has confirmed the increase in resources at Lost Creek announced November 18, 2013, and has issued an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) for the Lost Creek Property (the “Property”) which supersedes the April 30, 2012 National Instrument 43-101 Preliminary Economic Assessment titled “Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Lost Creek Property, Sweetwater County, Wyoming.” ____________________________________


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New Ethiopian Opal looks like the ocean

The arrival of a new opal from the Welo district of Ethiopia is taking the gem world by storm. Found in late 2013 in the Welo Amhara Regional State Highland plateau 2,500 – 3,200 meters above sea level, the newly discovered opal gem stone is quickly gaining attention thanks to its interior resembling an under water scene.

The brilliant colours rival any other top grade opal in the world. Most Welo Opals have a brightness level of at least 4 to 5, with hot neon multi-color and multiple pattern mix. Along with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires and rubies, opal has long been regarded as the fifth precious gemstone.

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Spinel of Mahenge, Tanzania

Spinel is magnesium aluminum oxide with the formula MgAl2O4. The name "spinel" comes from either the Latin word "spina" meaning "thorn", due to its characteristic octahedral crystals having pointed ends, or the Greek word "spintharis" meaning "spark". Although spinel occurs in a range of different colors, the pink to red variety is the one that is commercially important.

Historically, the most famous red spinels came from the Balas region of Afghanistan and were known as Balas rubies. Some of the most famous large rubies in the world, such as the Black Prince's Ruby, part of the British Crown Jewels, are actually spinels. More recently, Sri Lanka and Burma has been the main source for fine spinel. The highest quality transparent blood-red "ruby spinel" and hot-pink spinel has come from the Pein Pyit (Painpyit), Bawpadan, Inn Gaung Pyant and Pingutaung mines in Mogok, Upper Burma. In 2007 several huge spinel crystals were discovered at Ipanko, near the town of Mahenge, in Tanzania. Miners unearthed several large spinel crystals weighing from six to 54 kg.

Though miners have‬‬ searched extensively in the Mahenge area for more of this rare material, this appears to be a one time find. This is not unusual for fine gems. It happened with Kashmir sapphire and Brazilian paraiba tourmaline. Since the Mahenge spinel is still a recent discovery, there is still top quality material available for collectors.

Spinel is single refractive and doesn't have pleochroism. It belongs to the cubic crystal system with hardness of 8.0 on the Mohs scale. Spinel offers a range of hues from orange to intense red, vibrant pink, and all shades between purple, blue and violet through to bluish green.

The Imperial Crown of Russia, also known as the Great Imperial Crown, was made for the Empress Catherine II the Great's Coronation in 1762. The crown is set with around 5000 diamonds from India arranged in a pattern of laurel wreaths and oak branches and a number of fine large white pearls. It is topped with one of the seven historic stones of the Russia's Diamond Collection - a large precious red spinel weighing 398.72 carats. The Imperial Crown of Russia is currently on display in the Moscow Kremlin Armoury State Diamond Fund.

Enerflex Ltd. - EFX.t

Enerflex Ltd. - EFX.t is the single-source supplier for natural gas compression, oil and gas processing, refrigeration systems and power generation equipment. Broad in-house resources give the capability to engineer, design, manufacture, construct, commission and service hydrocarbon handling systems. The company is the go-to source for producers seeking to optimize their energy production from oil and natural gas fields around the world.

On November 7, 2013 the company released Numbers

CALGARY, ALBERTA – November 7, 2013 – Enerflex Ltd. (TSX:EFX) (“Enerflex” or “the Company”), a leading supplier of products and services to the global energy industry, today reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Enerflex reported net earnings from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2013 of $13.2 million, or $0.16 per share, which were $7.7 million lower than the same period in 2012. Net earnings for the first nine months of 2013 were $47.0 million, or $0.60 per share, a decrease of $8.2 million from the same period in 2012. The decreases in net earnings for the quarter and for the first nine months of 2013 were a result of lower gross margins and higher SG&A expenses, which were partially offset by lower income tax expense.


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