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Gem in the Spotlight: Quartz
… and turn them into something beautiful. To this day agates and other varieties of quartz have been staples of the jewelry industry. Quartz’s triboluminescent properties have been known for quite some time. The first scientific discovery of … and microcrystalline quartz and grouped together. Technically cryptocrystalline quartz could be considered a subset of microcrystalline quartz, but we like to treat them separately since the gems typically have a different look and feel…
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The Birthstones
… February’s Birthstone: Amethyst Amethyst, transparent purple quartz, is the most important quartz variety used in jewelry. Purple has long been considered a royal color so it is not surprising that amethyst has been so much in demand over … the “gem of the sun”. It was believed that peridot could chase away evil spirits and dissolve curses but only when set in gold. Care should be taken to protect peridot from scratches, sharp blows, household chemicals and extreme …
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Fake Diamonds: The Great Diamond Attack
… are used in the manufacturing of tools like diamond tip drills. Synthetic diamond crystal big and pretty enough for jewelry has been made since the 1950’s. But, it just costs too much to justify using them. The technology is becoming more …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…
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Diamond Brokering
…: Locating the most reliable source with the best price Finding independent certified diamonds Locating correctly graded non-cert diamonds Finding the most beautiful diamond possible Arden Jewelers has over 20 years experience in the jewelry industry. The experience of buying and selling millions of dollars of diamonds helps us serve you. We are confident of our ability to serve and trust our fair method of finding the best value will make you happy with a beautiful …
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The Magic of Polarized Light
…unusual, doubled facet junctions. The Elegance of the Polariscope Another gemological tool that uses polarized light is the polariscope. Polariscopes have two polarizing filters placed over a light source with a gap in between them to set a gemstone. When the filters are turned 90° from each other to their crossed position the light source is blocked, and the view goes dark. This is because they are both filtering out a different direction of light, and the second one …
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Learn Secret Diamond Buying Skills From a Professional Diamond Buyer
… are extremely exciting. The four C’s of carat, cut, color and clarity determine a common comparison. They don’t set the price, just the basis to determine the price. In the final analysis, the price of a diamond is whatever two people … on down the scale to more inner color. Colorless is also called white. The key to judging color is a master. Master sets cost a lot of money and only make sense for the diamond professional to own. The secret for the diamond buyer is …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Tsavorite Garnet
The discovery of Tsavorite in East Africa in the 1960s changed the jewelry world. Here was a gem with the color to rival the most exquisite emeralds and the clarity of the cleanest sapphires, all with the time tested durability of garnet. Tsavorite is a unique form of garnet with a stunningly vivid green …
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What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
…term “synthetic” is so confusing in this context. With Moissanite we have a synthetic gem that looks and acts a lot like diamond but should never be referred to as a “synthetic diamond.” Because of this, along with most of the jewelry industry, we tend to use the term “lab grown diamond” to refer to a true synthetic diamond that shares the same chemical properties as a natural diamond, and we tend to avoid the term “synthetic diamond” given how much confusion it can create…
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What are “Blood Diamonds”?
…are benefiting from the legitimate sale of diamonds. We at Arden Jewelers have been knowledgeable of the conflict diamond issue for years. We work hard to make sure every diamond and gem is legitimate. We want our clients and friend’s jewelry to be a source of pride, not of guilt. We are serious about not helping the evil doers in our world, by buying diamonds from illegal or immoral sources. Thank you for your trust in our integrity and if you have any question just call …
