Lapidary Crafting and Jewelry Making

The minerals used for jewelry are usually gemstones, which are facetedand cut to fit into rings and pendents, etc. Almost all minerals and mineral specimens can be used for decoration (not just those classified as gemstones, which tend to be the more expensive minerals}. You should note that minerals are often referred to as crystals, and there are hundreds of them. Large and small mineral specimens and crystals are often used for decorating (as well as worked items, like crystal balls and rock crystal obelisks or agate bookends), and small natural crystals are sometimes made into designer jewelry (although inexpensive minerals can be massed produced as jewelry, such as chip necklaces). You can find minerals and crystals on-line or at a rock shop or metaphysical store in your area, but if you want to actually touch and see the specimen, a store is the best option. You may want to check out ROCK STAR CRYTSTALS if you happen to be in the New York City (NYC) area. They have a hugh selection at reasonable prices, and their store is located in Manhattan. You can call them at 212 675 3065.

It was common for amateur jewelers to make rings by hammering (or otherwise manipulating) silver coins. The inscription indicates that it was a British 2-shilling piece, normally called by the unusual name of "florin".

The practice of making hammered coin rings has pretty much stopped because circulation coins are no longer silver, and they're worth much more for their metal or collector's value than as rings.

usually,more than likely it refers to the makers mark,initials etc,or company initials. higher end pieces,designer pieces are usually always initialed.

It could indicate KaraT Plated, meaning that the necklace is gold plated.

"Herkimer diamonds", the particularly beautiful clear doubly terminated quartz crystals found around Herkimer, NY, are mostly sold to mineral collectors, tourists, or anybody that wants an amazing piece of natural artwork to grace a shelf. Loose crystals are also quite popular in jewelry making, being easily and quickly turned into attractive pendants. Some are bought by faceters for cutting. They are also sold to sick people, by crooks, for purposes of "crystal healing" and similar nonsense.

The best thing for you to do is take the bracelet to a jeweler to have a quick test done, to determine if the bracelet is silver or actually the more valuable 9K white gold.

I say this because "375" is the European gold content hallmark for 9 karat / 9 carat gold.

BTW, if the bracelet were sterling silver the hallmark would read "925".

Hope this helps... :)

You'll have to define "fco"... I've never heard the acronym used in the jewelry business.

It is a red gemstone and costs around 90000 to 100000

Dollars? Weights?

Jasper is a stone used in jewelry. It comes in many colors including blue, red, orange, black, brown, green, gray, or yellow.

The beautiful clear colorless doubly terminated quartz crystals called "Herkimer Diamonds" found near Herkimer, NY, can very quickly be removed from their hard rock matrix with a hammer and chisel. A diamond bladed saw would ensure a greater likelihood of success; even little diamond blades on a Dremel or Foredom tool will do. (Protect your lungs and eyes!) Bear in mind that nice crystals in matrix are more interesting, and more valued by collectors than crystals that have been broken off the matrix.

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The Diamond Veneer is a process whereby treating Cubic zirconia with a film of Carbon Diamond particles. This Nanoscale Coating over Cubic Zirconia creates a veneer of carbon diamond that is crystallized around the entire stone. This process results in a flawless "G-K" color on the diamond color scale.
Another advantage of the Diamond Veneer process is that the vaporization process under extreme heat and pressure conditions, significantly increases (4-5-times) the fire, refraction and durability of the CZ, rendering it impossible to detect as CZ.

Most gems, like malachite do not have a widely accepted grading system like diamonds do, so terms like "AAA grade" are relatively meaningless and more clever marketing than anything else. One seller's purported "top quality grade AAA" material might be very different from anothers. Generally, what you're seeking in top grade malachite is material that has good bright color, contrasting banding, attractive patterns, no soft spots, no cracks, no pitting, and no inclusions of other minerals. An exception to the latter would be when malachite is combined with azurite, which makes for a fabulous and colorful gem.

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Yes, you change wool -- unless you find avariegated wool skein or set of them, that offer you the colours that you want.

"Au is the chemical symbol for the element gold" Oxford English reference dictionary.

Yes, we have had "designer" jewellery of diamond set silver and also diamond set stainless steel.

A word that is the opposite of one who cuts and polishes stones... I fear that this is a word with no antonym.

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Reputable stores and jewelers usually set CZ in no higher than 10k gold, and they are stamped as such. The CZ is on the inside of the band by the gold stamp.

However, anybody can buy loose stones and settings separately and have them set. So, if a person wants to buy a 14k gold setting and set a medium Cubic Zirconium for the center stone, and small surrounding diamonds, they are still saving a lot of money and the 14k stamp and surrounding diamonds make it look more authentic. There is no law that says a layman can't do this. "Name" jewelers have reputations to protect so I doubt they would 'mix them' like that.

From the http://wiki.answers.com/ehistory.htm#Middle%20Kingdomuntil the latter half of the http://wiki.answers.com/hdyn18a.htmfinger rings consisted generally of a loop of cord or metal and a swivel bezel, often a scarab, that revolved on the loop. Rings with the loop and bezel in one piece, made of metal, semiprecious stones, or faience, were uncommon until the http://wiki.answers.com/featurestories/amarnaperiod.htm, when they seem to have become fashionable. Fifteen rings, some with swivel bezels, were found on Tutankhamun's mummy, but only two were actually placed on his fingers; the remainder were bound in the linen wrappings, five over the right wrist and eight beside the left wrist. In addition, eight rings, which the ancient robbers had inadvertently left in the tomb wrapped in a piece of linen, were found in a gilded chest in the antechamber, where they had no doubt been placed by the necropolis staff. Five of these twenty-three rings are illustrated here; they are all made of gold and in every case the bezel is in the form of either a single or a double cartouche.

Rough diamonds are made to sparkle by the process of faceting. The stone is held against a rotating flat lap that is charged with diamond dust, and ground to a very precise shape, chosen to obtain the best yield. Finer and finer grades of diamond powder are used to finish and polish the individual facets. It's a very precise and slow business.