Gems and Precious Stones

Iron (The metal).

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Sterling silver. It is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by mass of silver and 7.5% by mass of other metals, usually copper. Sterling silver is most often used for jewelry because of its combination of attractiveness and durability. Acceptable quality marks for sterling silver include: sterling, ster and .925. ...

A 3.01 GIA certified H/VS2 cushion cut diamond measures length 8.41mm x width 8.07 mm. ...

The value of jade depends upon its quality and color. Poorly colored fractured material is worth little, while solid, apple green jade is immensely valuable. And the birthplace of the emerald also determines it's value. ...

I've inheirited a large quantity of Chatham Rubies. Not knowing if they were real or not , I decided to send a bunch out for appraisal. All but one came back without an appraisal because the only place in North America that can appraise stones larger than 15 carats is G.I.A. in New York City. The one stone that was appraised was a 14.4 carat Emerald cut that came back at $5,500.00 retail appraisal. So to answer the question, "YES" they...

Topaz with a good hardness and desirable colors, combined with a relative abundance and availability makes it one the most popular gemstones. The most valuable colors of Topaz are the golden orange-yellow type, called Imperial Topaz, and the dark pinkish-red and orange-red colors. Value increases with a deepness of color in orange and reddish hues. The most commonly used colors of Topaz in jewelry are the blue types. Source: http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/topaz_gemstone.aspx ...

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Natural pearls are very rare. They are, in fact, much more rare than diamonds. There is no scientific study available that definitively shows how rare a natural pearl is, but many experts believe it takes approximately 10,000 mollusks to find one fine natural pearl. However, in areas of Central America, there are places where natural pearls are much more prevalent. It is believe this is due to a higher parasitic concentration. Cultured pearls are not nearly as rare. In fact, all the...

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According to Moh's Scale of Hardness diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring substance, so there are things that are harder than diamons, but they are synthetic.The hardness of a diamond is determined by its purity....

keep it in the fridfge or freeze it because it works on the amount of heat in ur finger xx :) dunno if it works but worth a try ...

The hardest gemstone would be a diamond, as it ranks 10 on the Mohs scale. ...

citrine diamond emerald peridot kunzite larimar thulite zoisite

1. Alexandrite 2. Diamond 3. Star Ruby 4. Star Sapphire 5. Emerald 6. Ruby 7. Non-Pink Sapphire 8. Paraiba Tourmaline 9. Benitoite 10. Pink Sapphire 11. Sapphire 12. Yellow Diamond 13. Blue Diamond 14. Topaz 15. Amethyst 16. Brown Diamond 17. Carnelian 18. Garnet 19. Pink Diamond 20. Tourmaline Quartz ...

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amethyst

Yes impurities in gemstones can indeed create their specific colors. Certain gems have inherent colors from their own mineral properties however clear minerals can take on colors through these impurities such as in the case of blue diamonds. For example large amounts of nitrogen can cause a diamond to turn yellow and mixing the blood of your enemy into a carbon slurry before crushing and heating it in your fist with your unquenchable rage at his existence can form a red diamond....

amazonite is a greenish feldspar its green from copper impurities diamond is pure carbon 10 on the mohs scale hardest, toughest,strongest natural material known. ...

A top quality 1 ct VVS (loupe Clean) clarity, oval cut royal blue Ceylon sapphire is for about $3,000. ...

According to a few websites.... "Carnelian is a precious stone of blood-red color that during Bible History was sometimes called "Sardine stone," or "sardius" because in ancient times it was obtained from Sardis in Asia Minor." If you are looking to buy a "Sardius stone" you can find these for sale all over the internet, as long as you search for "Carnelian". I have seen a lot of Carnelian stones for sale on eBay at very reasonable prices. ...

Gemstone pricing is highly variable, depending on factors like quality, quantity, size, production, demand, wholesale or retail, etc. Moonstone is a common feldspar, and not considered a precious gem, like emerald or diamond, hence it's usually sold by the gram, not by the carat. ...

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Yes, it's possible, but rust might be an issue. More typical use of meteorites in jewelry are gold bands inset with etched meteoritic iron, also now on the market are facetted stones cut from gem-grade olivine inclusions found in certain pallasite meteorites. ...