Patrick Slavenburg

name Patrick Slavenburg has an MS in physics, traveled and worked extensively in Latin America and is co-founder of "the Gem and Diamond Foundation", a non-profit organization where you can find more information on [diamonds and gemstone jewelry] as well as award winning gem cutters, gem sculptors and jewelry designers.

Gemstones: their value in America now and in antiquity

04th October 2005
Over thousands of years, civilizations in North and South America have used jewelry and gemstones as a sign of wealth, beauty and status. However with the influence of western civilization the perception of what is a valuable gemstone has changed dramatic... Read >