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WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN GOLD IS 10K, 14K AND 18K GOLD MEAN? When you see 10k, 14k or 18k gold jewelry you are seeing the numbers that describe the purity of the gold alloy.  Alloy, what?  You might be thinking.  Well, Gold that you purchase is rarely pure.  It is an Alloy.  A gold alloy is a mixture of gold and other metals. WAIT, SO IT ISN'T PURE? No, gold in jewelry form is rarely pure.  You really only see pure gold when it is in bullion form, so gold coins and bars.  Some areas of the world like...

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IT'S TIME FOR A BUG HUNT! A "Bug Hunt" doesn't mean chasing after a roach with a shoe.  In "Keys Terminology" it means to catch lobster.  Our lobsters are different from the traditional lobsters you see in nautical decorations.  The Key's lobster is the spiny lobster.  Unlike the Maine lobster, it doesn't have claws. MINI SEASON What is mini season?  Mini season is a 2 day season that is held on the very last Wednesday and Thursday of July.  The mini season is really a sort of sneak preview of regular lobster season which starts on August 6th and ends...

RED RUBY RED The birthstone for the month of July is the Ruby.  Ruby is a red corundum and is related to sapphire.  They are one of the hardest stones around, they are a 9 on the Mohs hardness scale.  The most desired ruby color is known as "pigeon blood" red.  It is a deep dark red color.  The most desired ruby red color can command the highest prices compared to all other colored gems. HISTORY OF THE RUBY Early cultures often associated the red color of a ruby with blood.  This gave the ruby great importance amongst all gemstones....

July 01, 2015 FUN 4TH OF JULY FACTS Independence Day wasn't an official holiday until 1941. July 4th is the day the 13 colonies adopted and voted for the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson. The first celebrations of Independence day often included reading from the Declaration of Independence Three US Presidents have died on the 4th of July. Even though Independence day was not a federal holiday, it has always been celebrated from 1776. Patriotism for Independence day grew after the War of 1812. Massachusetts became the first state to declare the 4th a holiday