Tourmaline has become a very popular jewelry stone due to its amazing range of colors, its very good hardness (7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale), and its vitreous luster and excellent clarity. But not all tourmaline have the same value in the market. Some varieties are especially rare and valuable, while others are nearly as inexpensive as quartz.
Tourmaline has become a very popular jewelry stone due to its amazing range of colors, its very good hardness (7 to 7.5 on the Mohs scale), and its vitreous luster and excellent clarity. But not all tourmaline have the same value in the market. Some varieties are especially rare and valuable, while others are nearly as inexpensive as quartz.
Batik is considered a traditional art in many Asian countries. In Javanese the definition of the word Batik is writing with wax. In Indonesia for example there are traditional batik colors mostly darker shades of indigo, dark brown, white and violet, which are used in representation of four main Hindu Gods. Many Javanese temples also have beautiful stone statues sculptured on their walls however confirmed historical proof of these designs being batik is as yet to be determined.
Turquoise is an opaque mineral and one of the oldest gemstone with a color array ranging from sky blue to grey green. It is a copper aluminium phosphate, obtaining its blue color from copper and green being created by iron and precise amount of chrome. It often exhibits blotches or veins in brown, light grey or black colors, the color being dependent on the origin of the stone. These patterns are referred to as “Turquoise Matrix”.
The freshness of the natural colors of turquoise seems fair to make it a gem that is easy to appreciate and enjoy. Since the beginning of the ancient Egyptians and Chinese civilizations of the Native American tribes, mankind in the world has kept turquoise for centuries as the stone of the earth and sky.
Pearl is a beautiful and precious stone which comes in lovely colors and different shapes. White pearls are famous worldwide and some people think that pearl exists in only white color. This misconception is because white color of pearls is the most used color and so is quite popular among people. However, pearl comes in exquisite colors; black, white, rose pink, silver and golden and different types including cultured pearls, Tahitian Pearls, South Sea Pearls, Freshwater Pearls ...........
A gemstone in a wide range of colors, a dazzling brilliance and a hard texture that most gemstone lovers would vie for, but the tag of being an impostor- wondering what it is? To put an end to all your confusion, let us tell you all about this stone that is considered to be one of the biggest impostors in the history of gemstones- the spinel.
Sapphire with amazing colors is used in jewellery and for other decorative purposes. Sapphire is one of the hardest stones made of corundum. Being the hardest stone it is quite suitable for jewellery making. All non-red varieties of corundum are known as sapphire. Each exquisite color of sapphire looks brilliant in jewellery articles.
CZ jewelry: A Definitive and Lambent Stone for the Stylish Men and Womenisometric zirconia (CZ) is zirconium dioxide in the work of cubic quartzes. It is a hard artificial material that is normally without colour but may be acquired in changes emulating the searching colors of precious stones and gemstones....
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