A gemstone or gem, also called a precious or semi-precious stone, is a piece of attractive mineral, which — when cut and polished — is used to make jewelry or other adornments.[1] However certain rocks, (such as lapis-lazuli) and organic materials (such as amber or jet) are not minerals, but are still used for jewelry, [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Gemstone
July 31, 2008Loose Gemstone : Ruby
July 18, 2008Online sources to buy Loose Ruby :
Angara.com is a great place to shop for loose rubies and ruby gemstone jewelry. They have a good range of rubies and ruby jewelry. Here you can create your own jewelry setting also.
Blue Sapphire Loose Gemstone
July 8, 2008Property
Description
Color range/
phenomena
Near colorless to rich, deep blue almost verging on the violet. Despite the stereotypical `intense blue’ India’s sapphire, many sapphires are quite light in color, wholly resembling those from Sri Lanka. The blue color of sapphires is often just slightly more violet than those of Sri Lanka.
Purple to violet.
Yellow, [...]
Gemstone Values
July 3, 2008
Emerald
Gemstones other than diamonds are termed as Colored Gemstones. There are more than 30 popular varieties of gemstones and many more collector types of gemstones. Some of the rare varieties of gemstones are not easily available or known to most jewelers around the world. The vivid range of colors and the bold designs [...]
