Bernie Pisarchick, Lodin’s Gems & Minerals founder and owner, graduated from Penn State University with a B.S. degree in Geology.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force.  He worked for years as a Geologist.  He has been trained by several people, including Alan Revere, to make jewelry.  Bernie has been making jewelry for over 5 years.  He also has been doing Medieval re-enactments and making maille armor for over 10 years.  He is currently working on his Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America.  He has developed an outstanding selection of cabochons, some he cuts and others he has bought from other outstanding lapidarists.  He also does 30-some jewelry and rock & mineral shows around the country.  He can be contacted at Lodinsgems@Penn.Com: Lodinsgems@Penn.Com  or through his website www.Lodins.com: http://www.lodins.com/ .  His store, Lodin’s Gems & Minerals is located in Brockway, PA.  He searches the world for the finest cut gemstones, minerals, fossils and meteorites for the discriminating collector at an affordable price.