In the spring of 2008, Chester Karwoski and 11 other rock hounds all gathered at a remote place in upstate South Carolina called Diamond Hill to dig for crystals. They had done this many times before, but on this day they found a virtual treasure. Mine Your Own Amethyst in Scottsdale: If you're the kind of person who likes an active role in picking out your gems, then look no further than the CopperWynd Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. The resort has put together the Amethyst Four Peaks Experience on N.C., the president of the 2,000-member Mountain Area Gem & Mineral Association. Georgia's amethyst deposits, he said, are among the finest in the Southeast. "There is a belt that runs all the way up the region, through North Carolina," he said. Cultures around the world attribute magical properties to the amethyst gem. The lustrous purple quartz is said to bring good fortune, heal illness, and calm the mind. It makes sense, then, that NL Architects have modeled their latest hotel chain proposal May 15, 2008 16:45 ET | Source: Mayfair Mining & Minerals, Inc. NEW YORK, May 15, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Mayfair Mining & Minerals, Inc. ("Mayfair") (Pink Sheets:MFMM), (Frankfurt:M1M) is today pleased to announce that it has increased its production of Dutch architects have designed a fascinating concept hotel that would be the jewel of any large city. The proposed Amethyst Hotel is shaped like a geode and features a facade that has the appearance of violet-coloured crystals in volcanic rock. Amsterdam .
Described by NL Architects as a "slightly insane project", the Amethyst Hotel is conceived as the first in a chain of gem-inspired hotels where guest rooms are housed behind the faceted glass that makes up its fantasy crystals. Related story Miner Mike Blank makes the hike once a month, a trek that mine owner Kurt Cavano describes as "calf-burning" but which Blank says "isn't so bad. I'm pretty used to it." Until she got pregnant late last year, Blank's wife used to make the hike with him. But the company is also looking to the Gulf region. “We imagine that Dubai would be the perfect habitat for a gem like the Amethyst Hotel” said NL Architect designer Kamiel Klaasse. “We very much hope that we will be able to attract a hotelier that a gold bracelet with green gems encrusted, a nine carat gold ring with Amethyst stone, a silver necklace with heart pendant, a nine carat gold ring with a light blue square stone in the middle, a nine carat gold ring with an emerald in the middle .
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