Lapidary Crafting and Jewelry Making

Diamond set rings are, as the name implies, rings set with diamonds and/or other precious gemstones. Historically, diamond rings were used as engagement rings, denoting the marital status of a couple. Nowadays, diamond rings are used as fashion accessories as well as engagement rings.

They determine the karat. 24K is genuine, no fillers, no magnetization, then 20k, 18k, 14k and lastly 10k, the smaller the K the less real gold is in it. 24K has been out of production for quite some time now, they need the gold for computers and such and there is only so much to go around. It was said that all the gold in the world was a block 50'X50'X50', this was a few years ago now.

That indicates the purity of the metal. Coins and gold bars are usually 999,9 out of 1000. In this case, the item contains 325 out of 1000 parts of pure (gold). In jewelry, the rest is usually filled with fine gold and gold mixed with other fine metals. Sterling silver has a purity of 975 out of 1000.

Assuming you mean titanium metal, look for a metal warehouse near you, or a jewelers supply outlet. Check the yellow pages, or try google, but beware, it's pricy stuff.

yes you can it is actually more creative to use that instead :)

Yes.

In fact, this is how diamonds are cut to make them in to specific diamond shapes. They are sawed with a diamond-coated saw or a laser.

Green turquoise can be actual turquoise; Nevada produces shades of green.

The term is also sometimes applied to variscite, but this is nonsensical, foolish, and misleading, as variscite is a beautiful and valued gem that needs no other name. Sadly, the jewelry trade is rife with such idiocy; eg. red emerald and green amethyst.

The study of jewelry making is called "jewelry design" or "jewelry making." This discipline encompasses various skills and techniques, including metalworking, stone setting, and design principles. It often involves both artistic creativity and technical craftsmanship to create functional and aesthetic pieces. Educational programs may offer courses in these areas, combining theory with hands-on practice.

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It's almost certainly the item's "fineness". For most jewelry the gold's purity is measured in units of 1000, often but not always represented as a decimal, with 1.000 being pure gold. Thus 800 (or 0.800 or .800) would mean gold that's 80% pure, with the remaining 20% being other metals added to increase the alloy's hardness.

No it is not a diamond but it is a type of setting where accent diamonds are set closely together for a diamond-encrusted look. The setting can simply be a band with a pave setting or a single stone with a pave setting on the sides.

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The answer is...sortof. Jeweler' Rouge (aka Fe2O3, hematite, ferric oxide) is an oxide of the iron isotope Fe3+. Iron oxide typically refers to the Fe2+ (ferrous) isotope and has the molecular structure FeO (aka rust) and occurs anywhere iron is exposed to air.

I have done a lot of traveling at least in the United States, not much abroad. I have bought and sold a lot of jewelry and the best hand made jewelry is made by several Native American Tribes in the Greater SW. Four Corners is a great place to buy silver and Turquoise if I am not mistaken i think it is the Navajo

Synthetic malachite is an alternative.

average house fire is 1100 °F for 27 min

gold melts at 1947.52 °F

so the answer is, "possibly"

if the fire is hotter than normal, gold could melt

the first piece of jewelery was invented by Thomas Sipyon who invented jewelry, and it was invented in 1398


[per Answers.com] "The wearing of jewelry has very ancient roots. The oldest examples discovered to date are about 75,000 old...."

a golden brown quartz you describe can be citrine, smoky,or honey quartz,look them up on any search engine,and hit the images button to compare.

Gaspeite seems to be a very rare mineral. A link is provided below.

Hi i have been to four stores in Charlotte but at last i found a best price paid by Fazel Jewelers on South Blvd they buy any condition and any scrap and broken pieces of Jewelery.

Depend`s on the push you give yourself to be self employed.

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