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Fake Diamonds: The Great Diamond Attack
… impostors before they reach the marketplace. If you’re interested you can learn more about how to tell if a diamond is lab grown . Synthetic gems are not new to the jewelry profession. Synthetic colored stones have been around for over a 100 years. The impact was dramatic in the beginning then adjustments were made and the new gem found it place. Lab grown diamonds are now finding their place as a viable option for customers who are looking for environmental …
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Brands and Designer Jewelry
… brands provide value that goes beyond jewelry for many people. Is Designer Jewelry for Me? Ultimately, this is a question that only you can answer. You can find un-branded, high quality, in-fashion jewelry from quality jewelers all over. You can also find un-branded jewelry that looks great on day one, but turns out to be very cheaply made. Some designers can become complacent and let their designs fall out of fashion. Sadly, there are no guarantees. But, in general, …
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Jewelry Solder: What You Should Know
… properties to the finished product. solder specific alloys contribute some of their easy-tarnishing properties to the finished metal. One of the reasons why we all love gold is that it is so resistant to tarnishing or discoloring over time. Tarnishing, also called oxidization, is a result of chemical reactions between the metal and elements in the air and liquids that it comes in contact with. The result of this reaction is a new molecule that does not have the same …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Iolite
… be heat treated to enhance its color. The color you see is the natural color of the stone when it was first discovered. This adds value to many gem buyers who don’t want a treated gemstone. Color Me Impressed Iolite is strongly … be heat treated to enhance its color. The color you see is the natural color of the stone when it was first discovered. Coming in at 7 to 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale, iolite is a somewhat soft gem. It is comparable to quartz (Amethyst…
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Styles of Earring Backs
… comfortable in their ear, those who are more sensitive can find them irritating. Wearing Out – With frequent wear over many years, it’s possible for the threading to become stripped and the posts and/or backs may need to be replaced. …
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Learn Secret Diamond Buying Skills From a Professional Diamond Buyer
… just out of the price range. The clarity chart of brief description of clarity grades and terms will help with an overall understanding of clarity grading. Those terms are important to diamond professionals. But how can a diamond buyer …. The two major ones are very small pinpoints that can cloud the stone. You may not be able to see them but if the over all diamond looks cloudy or milky, it is a lower grade stone. The one area of clarity you must rely upon the integrity…
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The Difference Between White Gold and Platinum
…. The white color is achieved by a careful choice of the alloying metals, which bleach the deep yellow of pure gold. The amount of alloy mixed with gold is called its karat. The key to understanding gold karat is the karat value over 24. An example is a 14-karat gold wedding ring. It is 14/24, which equals 58.3% gold and 41.7% alloy. The white color is achieved by a careful choice of the alloying metals, which bleach the yellow of pure gold. Platinum is a naturally …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Tanzanite
… opal. Tanzanite has a refractive index of 1.69-1.70. History and Lore of Tanzanite Tanzanite was originally discovered in 1967 in Tanzania, near Mount Kilimanjaro, by a Maasai tribesman named Ali Juuyawatu, although the credit often goes… named Manuel de Sousa who Ali showed the stones to. Manuel had originally thought he found sapphires, but after discovering they were too soft, he started searching for answers as to what these gems could have been. They went to MIT …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Aquamarine
… in Queen Elizabeth’s tiara. Her tiara is an exquisite piece of platinum jewelry that has evolved several times over the years. Having larger stones swapped in and exchanging her pendant for the center stone in the tiara. The tiara is one… » Aquamarine is more than March’s birthstone. Its beauty is in its purity of color. The blue green hue is not overpowering but an understated appeal. It has an elegance and subtlety that is lost with more vibrant gemstones. If you are …
