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Fairtrade Gemstones: Setting the Record Straight

July 24, 2012 If you’ve been following the ethical jewelry industry, you’ll notice that many jewelers are marketing their materials as fairtrade-sourced. This is great news for anyone related... Read More

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Responsible Ceylon Sapphires

May 13, 2012 Here at the Raw Stone, we’re pleased to announce that we’re bringing in new stones from Sri Lanka. The stones are white and green sapphires that... Read More

Why Go Raw?

En route to a gem cutting facility in India, the driver began to tell us about how he knew of an even better facility where we could watch children polishing... Read More