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Gem in the Spotlight: Tanzanite
… best pieces eventually showcased at the Tanzania National Museum. The Queen of Kilimanjaro tiara contains the largest faceted tanzanite in the world. The tiara also contains 913 diamonds and 803 tsavorite garnets all set in 18 karat white gold. It is owned by former Apple CEO Michael Scott who routinely loans it out for display at museums. Care and Cleaning of Tanzanite While tanzanite is stable and won’t be harmed under normal conditions the low hardness and poor to …
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Gem in the Spotlight: Jade
… is commonly found in a darker olive green color but can also be very light green, orangey-red, black, and yellowish green. Jadeite can come in many different colors including pink, purple (often called lavender jade), blue, black, white, and the most valuable/desirable color: a vibrant green. The finest of all green jadeite colors is a saturated emerald green that is almost transparent, and it is called “Imperial Jade.” Jade is one of the top selling gems in Asia, but …
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Diamond Buying Guide: The 4 C’s
…choose to go down a color grade to allow you to buy a larger diamond for the same price. Or, you may want to get the whitest diamond possible to outshine your friends when you put them side-by-side. It’s all about discovering what’s most …. While natural fancies can be very rare and extremely expensive, we now have the technology to permanently color a white diamond to almost any color you can imagine. You can read more about fancy diamond colors here. Clarity Most diamonds…
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Learn Secret Diamond Buying Skills From a Professional Diamond Buyer
… transparent. The scale then moves down the alphabet to the next level of less transparency color. D to F are colorless grades, G-J are near colorless, K-M faint yellow 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 have your own color grading master stone. If you own a diamond bring it …
