Dedicated To My Father & Mentor. Jack Mason. The man who is responsible for subliminally planting the seed of this infectious hobby at a young age. Rock hunting expeditions into gorges and quarries looking for agates in the heat of the summer was not my idea of summer vacation fun when I could have been biking, swimming or fishing with my childhood peers. Later on in life, my travels to Asia over 30 years have brought about an overwhelming interest in gemstones of all types from around the world. Fast forwarding to the latter part of life, it has now become an amazing hobby/business to enjoy and share.