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The global market is flooded by 3 to 5 dollar cabochons. Why is it that those cabochons are so cheap while professional lapidary gemcutters do retail their cabs for 50.- to 150.- USD per piece? Gemrock Peru is proud to say that our company is the leader in high...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                       November 2021 "Ethically mined" and "Ethically sourced" are terms that can be seen more and more frequently in the crystal market. However, how can you guarantee to your client that your...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                       September 2021 International shipping is expensive and, yes, we are aware of it: shipping from Peru is among the most expensive shipping there can be. Many of our clients do complain about the...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                       September 2021 International payments are expensive. Often there are several service providers involved and each of them charges a fee. Additionally there are many times different rules around...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                           August 2021 Gemrock Peru S.A.C. was founded in 2017 and has grown to date to be a global producer/wholesaler for Peruvian crystals, gemstones and minerals. Today in 2020 more than 200...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru  I need to be clear straight from the start of this blog article. I am terribly picky about quality in hearts. Correctly done its just such a beautiful shape. And if one knows what’s possible it just pains the heart...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                                        June 2021   Sometimes a new client, who did not yet have a chance to hold our spheres in his own hand, tells us that he would prefer to meet us at a gemshow in order be...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                           June 2021 In my last post I was talking about the need for ethical crystal mining. But if you are a crystal retail shop or crystal buyer then there is more to ethical sourcing than just...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                           June 2021 Recently many of our clients do start asking questions about our minerals and crystals being ethically mined. We are very glad about this growing interest of retail businesses all...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                           June 2021 Gemstone producers, wholesalers and retailers are used to buy and sell in kilograms of products. Gemrock Peru is breaking with the accustomed way by charging our clients by the...

Standard tumbledFlat SidesStandard tumbleds are made from cutting-scraps. Because they must be cheap, producers dont take the time and effort to reshape them but rather only round the corners and leave the flat cutting surface visible. Scratched surfaceProducers do...

Stefan Austermühle, General Manager of Gemrock Peru                       June 2021 The COVID Virus has changed the reality of the global gemstones and crystal industry. Many companies disappeared and many new ones appeared. Gem shows stopped existing or are of...