Rocket City Jewelers (RCJ) meets every Wednesday evening from 6p.m – 9p.m. in the Paint Room (next to the Lapidary Shop) at the Senior Center.
We offer a class the first Wednesday of the month (with a second class occasionally offered on the third Wednesday in a 5-week month). Other Wednesday nights are open so you can work on individual projects. This is a great time to share tips with other members and to catch up on classes you may have missed.
For more information, to sign up for a class, or to let us know if you missed a class, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com. Class signups are also available at the regular HGMS monthly meetings and the RCJ Wednesday night meetings.
Did You Know? Blue diamonds are the hardest conductors of heat and electricity on Earth. Blue is more rare than pink, but less rare than red, purple and violet. Blue diamonds get their color from boron particles trapped in the crystal lattices while the diamonds are forming. The largest blue diamond weighs 122.52 carats. It was found in June 2014 in the Cullinan Mine in South Africa. The most famous blue diamond is the Hope Diamond housed in the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington DC. Source: 
November: Topaz: Colorless topaz treated to blue is a mass-market gem. Fine pink-to-red, purple, or orange gems are one-of-a-kind pieces. Top sources include Ouro Prêto, Brazil, and Russia's Ural Mountains. Citrine: Citrine’s color comes from traces of iron. It’s perhaps the most popular and frequently purchased yellow gemstone and an attractive alternative for topaz as well as for yellow sapphire.
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