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These movie demonstrate how Peruivans in Piura feel about a mine coming to their community. It is beautifully done. 

I have recently been smitten with the Oregon Sunstone. I picked up some amazing specimens at an oregon gem show where I met the man who hand mines each stone from his own mine and hand cuts them as well. 

Information about the gem:

Oregon Sunstones are plagioclase feldspar formed in lava flows that cover much of southeastern Oregon. Within the lava flow is a matrix in which the colored sunstones are found. The sunstone flow is usually (not always) covered by a hard cap-rock known as Basalt that can be up to several feet thick. Feldspar crystals can be found in the Basalt that covers sunstone deposits. Red labradorite or andesine has never been found anywhere in the world outside of Oregon. It is called Oregon Sunstone to describe the translucent adventurescent / schiller labradorite / andesine containing light reflecting native copper platelets.  On the Moh's scale of hardness it ranges from a 6-7.5.

These stones were cut by Randy Reinikka.

VK Designs proudly works with Hoover & Strong to offer all recycled precious metals. They also have an amazing stock of recycled diamonds, Harmony diamonds and Canadian diamonds, all certified conflict free.

vk deisgns is thrilled to donate 1% of every sale to Eathworks Campain "No Dirty Gold"

Here is an article about a Peruvian Mine that really opened my eyes:

http://www.nodirtygold.org/cajamarca_peru.cfm

Click here for the movie "Choropampa: The Price of Gold"  is a documentary film produced by Guarango about the Choropampa mercury spill and its aftermath.

More to come.