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Rarity is determined by the gem’s color
If there is one appealing aspect of gemstones that up to this moment continuously lures women to be inclined toward it, that would be its bedazzling sparkle and exquisite colors. Among all gemstones the precious stones are the most dazzling of them all which includes sapphires, emeralds and rubies.
The aforementioned gemstones are popular due [...]
Briolette: Old Fashioned Cut Becomes a Classic
There are a lot of gemstones that are cut in a certain way to create briolette jewelry. Briolette refers to the shape of stones that are cut into a pear shape. A briolette looks like an oval stone at the bottom that gradually narrows to taper sharply at the top, giving it the shape of [...]
Emeralds: A Charming Beauty
Among the many beautiful stones, emeralds are but one of the most attractive gemstones. It possesses the most intense green color you will ever see. For centuries only the wealthy had this priceless gift. The rare pure green emerald is more valuable than most of the diamonds. But there are some varieties of emerald which [...]
The Popularity of Purple Gemstones
Purple gemstones are among the most popular gemstones. There are many other colors of gemstones like gray, green, orange, pink, red, blue, aqua, black, white, yellow and brown but purple gemstones are still among the most preferred worldwide. The elegance of purple-colored gemstones can be one of the reasons why such items are valuable.
Good shapes [...]
Understanding the Clarity and Transparency of Gemstones Crystal Clear
Clarity, together with cut, color, and carat weight, is one of the four important C’s used for evaluating and appraising gemstones. Gemstones clarity determines the level of flawlessness of a given gemstone. With great clarity comes great transparency as well. Transparency determines the ability of light to pass through a gemstone and inclusions, which are [...]
Quick Guide to Popular and Precious Gemstones
Alexandrite – this is a beautiful gemstone named after a Russian czar. The gemstone is a basic crysoberyl type, and is best noted for it’s color changing properties depending on the shade of light it is exposed to. Alexandrite shifts between greenish to blue, to purple and even crimson hues. It is this very color-changing [...]
