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  1. Old mine cut diamond example

    The History of Diamond Cuts

    … brilliant cut is a product of math and science. Marcel Tolkowsky analyzed diamond brilliance in the way they take white light and break it into its spectral hues and direct it to impress the wearer. Tolkowsky’s calculations serve as the …culet (the point at the bottom of the diamond). Diamonds have gone from one facet (the table) to 18 facets. This cut started to unlock the brilliance within the diamond, and variations of it are still used today. Another early diamond cut…

  2. Opal Rings With Loose Opal Gemstones

    Gem in the Spotlight: Opal

    … can be applied to opals to alter their appearance. By far the most common is “sugar” or “smoke” treating a white opal to give it a darker body color. This is a simple treatment that involves placing the stones in a sealed environment … are porous by nature, so small particulates can be absorbed, if the stones are subjected to them for long enough. A white opal can be darkened to have a gray body color, and gray opals can be darkened to have a black body color. A …

  3. Three loose garnets red organge and green

    Gem in the Spotlight: Garnet

    … invites all to become a garnet fan. Garnet is January’s birth stone. January babies born in the midst of cold, white (valley fog) and at times stark surroundings are rewarded with one of the most varying birth gemstones…Garnet. Garnet’s… the world in colors of yellow to gold, bright orange to true orange, brown to cinnamon, pinks to greens, and of course many shades of red. Garnets are given as symbols of consistency, perseverance and good health. Garnet is also …

  4. Collection of loose and mounted quartz gems of various types

    Gem in the Spotlight: Quartz

    …Matrix Quartz is probably the one that you have seen the most. It is a beautiful stone that commonly features a rich white base color with veins of vibrant yellow gold. Crystal Name Color Aventurine Translucent with small green platelet … to each other. Crystal Name Color Chalcedony Any cryptocrystalline quartz, although generally only used for white or lightly colored material (otherwise more specific names are used) Sard Reddish-brown chalcedony Sardonyx White and brown …

  5. A group of art deco and art nouveau rings together

    Art Deco vs. Art Nouveau Style Jewelry

    … pieces that were not just adornments but works of art. Many Art Nouveau jewelry pieces were made in silver, but white gold and platinum were quite common as well. The diamonds used in Art Nouveau jewelry were typically Old Mine cuts, but …, bold colors, and streamlined forms influenced by Cubism and the Machine Age. Precious metals like platinum and white gold alongside rare and valuable gemstones such as diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires, were the materials of choice for …

  6. Alternative metal wedding band options for men

    Alternative Metals for Men’s Jewelry

    … choose one for your wedding band. Titanium Titanium is an excellent metal for wedding bands. It is naturally silver-white in color, but it can be treated to different colors. Titanium is very light weight which is its hallmark feature and… gold or platinum jewelry especially for people with active lifestyles. Cobalt Cobalt chrome jewelry looks more like white gold or platinum than the other alternative metals. It is just a little lighter in color than platinum and has the …

  7. The 4 Cs of Diamonds

    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…

  8. A group of tanzanite loose gems and rings

    Gem in the Spotlight: Tanzanite

    … 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 …showed the stones to. Manuel had originally thought he found sapphires, but after discovering they were too soft, he started searching for answers as to what these gems could have been. They went to MIT geologists who discovered the gems …

  9. A collection of jade jewelry and loose gems

    Gem in the Spotlight: Jade

    … 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 …Jade has one of the richest heritages of all gemstones. People have been using jade from as early as 6,000 BC, and it has been an …Jade is one of the top selling gems in Asia, but its beauty and cultural importance have landed it a spot as one of the most important items in the global gem market. In fact, jadeite is often sold by the individual piece instead of by …