Jewelry Blog

>What are gem stones? The answer is not as simple as you would think. First of all, m what do gem stones look like? Gem stones can be crystalline, such as diamond and emeralds, or amorphous, like turquoise and jade. What are gem stones made of? Gem stones are composed of a wide range of [...]

>First of all, all the pearls available and sold in the market today are all cultured pearls and natural pearls are rarity. These cultured pearls come with different names such as Fresh Water pearls, Sea water Akoya pearls, South sea pearls and Tahitian pearls. They all come in different sizes, shapes and colors. There are [...]

>Ruby, one of the most valuable gemstone, belongs to the corundum family and is considered to be the King of Gemstones. Only the red variety of corundum is at liberty to command the title of Ruby, while all other varieties are categorized as Sapphires. Rubies consist of aluminium oxide and chrome, the latter giving rubies [...]

>Pearl, a natural as well as a cultured product is embellished by women throughout the world as fabulous feminine ornamentation. The beautiful pearl beads are valued all over the world for their iridescent quality and high luster. These simple and elegant pearl beads promote a calm disposition, integrity and loyalty. It is a symbol of [...]

>A pearl tin cup necklace is a great necklace style. In this pattern, the pearls are spaced amongst the silver chain. This gives a pretty and an open effect to the necklace. The daintiness of the pearl tin cup necklace makes it a perfect and a favorite choice of the young women as well as [...]

>Four Gemstones Rarer and More Beautiful Than Your Average Diamond:A big, white, and clear as a mid-day sky in July diamond, is the epitome of a gemstone. But, there are stones out there that aren’t as tough as diamond, they aren’t as famous as diamonds. Yet their beauty rivals that of even the most famous [...]

>Moissanite is a rare, naturally-occuring gemstone that is typically found in very small quantities in meteorites, corundum deposits, and kimberlite. (The chemical name of moissanite is Silicon Carbide.) Moissanite has several qualitites in common with diamond: it is transparent, extremely hard (9.25 on the Mohs scale, compared to 10 for diamond), and has a high [...]

>Turquoise beads are worn as a fashion statement and a symbol of wealth and prosperity. It is worn in the form of necklaces, bracelets, finger rings, ear rings or a pendant. The turquoise beads got their name “turquoise” because these beads were found in the mines of Turkey. Hence, it was a Turkish stone and [...]

> Gold has always been the most popular material used in the world of jewelry. It can be of several types depending on the alloys used: yellow, white or rose gold. But no matter what type of gold jewelry you have they all need care. The ways of cleaning almost any gold jewelry is quite [...]

> Platinum is the strongest of all precious metals used for jewelry production1. Because of its strength it can be used at 95% purity – at that purity gold, for instance is way too soft to withstand the daily wear and tear that rings sustain. Therefore, we usually use gold at 60% purity – 14K [...]