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Japanese Domestic Vehicles. . .

Vehicles for the Japanese domestic market both by Japanese and foreign manufacturers are the most reliable in the world-bar none.

Rigorous lisencing and registration laws coupled with a tendancy by owners to drive their cars carefully and sparingly, create a consistent, continuous supply of high quality, well maintained vehicles coming available on the used car market, usually at excellent prices.

Whole Cars

Miscellaneous Vehicles and Heavy Equipment

Engines, Half Cuts/Front Clips, and Transmissions

The Red Emerald

Cut Stones

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Emerald or Beryl?

A facinating question. And one of occassional controversy. Emeralds, geologically speaking, are beryls. A true emerald is by definition green, but since they are formed geologically in the same fashion "red emerald" is an accepted term for this rare and beautiful stone. The rasberry red and pink tones are attributed to manganese and trace amounts of iron, chromium, and calcium.

Rarest gem in the world. . .

It is also known as "red beryl" and "bixbite" (so named after it's discoverer Maynard Bixby). There is no stone in the world more rare than a red emerald. Gem quality specimens of a quantity that is considered anywhere near "commercial" can only be found in the Violet Claims of the Wah Wah Mountains in Utah.

"Red beryl is estimated to be worth 1,000 times more than gold and is so rare that one red beryl crystal is found for every 150,000 diamonds." -Carl Ege

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