Name: Mark Liccini
Email: @Mark_Liccini1
Very happy to see the Orchid Digest coming again.Certainly the finest list
on the Net. And rightfully popular,so not one I could deal with on the open
mailing.Hope I still have a friend or two who remembers my participation
before.I am Mark Liccini Graduate of Gemmological Association of Great
Briton,and Columbia School of Gemology(Washington,DC).I am
semi-retired,but in my heyday I was member of Jeweler’s Board of
Trade,American Gem Trade Association,Manufactuer Jewelers and Silversmiths
of America.My past adventures have included Lapidary factories I owned in
U.S.and Brazil my second home.Once I had a full blown German automatic
cutting machines running successfully in Annopolis,Md.Gemstone business has
been my life for 30 years,these days,my good luck,I am a successful
importer of roughs from Brazil.If you are curious about me,please visit my
website and here is a URL of the roughs I bought just last week
http://www.LICCINI.com/Preview/PreviewCover.html I consider myself an
expert as regards to Gemstone Enhancements,particularly the irradiation and
heat treatments.I am a good Lapidary,and shy myself to enter,but have
taught some of the top contest winners.These days I am swinging the German
hammers to cobb my roughs as flawless as possible.I am pleased to field
questions in my area of expertise. Mark Liccini