The Jewelry Insider Blog
Keeping you up-to-date on the latest trends and happenings in the jewelry world
The Jewelry Insider is Arden Jeweler's main blog. Here you will learn about jewelry, stay current with Arden Jewelers news and events, hear about special sales, and more.
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The Truth About Synthetic Gems
One of the most intimidating subjects for new comers to the jewelry industry is synthetic gems, so I figured I’d start with a quick explanation of the subject. Here’s an excerpt from an article I wrote: Man made gems come in many forms. Every thing from simple glass to plastic to high tech chemical tongue twister like gadolinium gallium garnet (also called GGG) and the modern diamond simulant moissanite, a man made silicon carbide. In gemology, any material used to look like a gem is called a simulant. So clear glass to rock quartz to GGG to moissanite are all diamond simulants. They look like diamonds, but they are not diamonds. These simulants are easy for a well trained and... read more »
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Welcome…
Welcome to the Jewelry Insider blog. Here you’ll find information about all kinds of jewelry related events and topics. If you enjoy our posts, please . We would love to hear any feedback or ideas for topics that you have. You can leave us a comment below, or contact us directly... read more »
