Pomegranate - Pomegranates appear in different colors and shades of brown to purple shades. But his dark-red variety is valued as a gem and mineral although quite often. Pomegranate faced 12 stones were evaluated in jewelry for over 5000 years. When many garnet crystals set in a rock cavity, they are regarded as a ripe pomegranate. Cut like diamonds, are the shell in the form of a ring-stones with large companies to use as pendants, often with cabochon and carved. Grenades and grenade star in Australia.
Jade - the name given to both nephrite and jadeite, which is harder than steel, but not particularly difficult. China, akoya pearl jewelry, New Zealand and Alaska provide good jade. Burma also. Brazil is in the wild since the Stone Age weapons and tools and then used for carving fine. Aztec Jade. In ancient Egypt, the stone is called Nemehen. Jade is pure white with impurities causing different colors and the most colorful pieces. As a general rule, green translucent or opaque color and brighter than bright. Most appreciated all Jade "Imperial Jade" emerald-green transparent chrome. He has always been revered in China as a sacred stone. Quality gemstones are judged by the intensity of green color and its cool to the touch. Jadeite Jade rarest and Myanmar only commercial sources. Much of Central American jade from Guatemala. Soapy Jade term for the lower classes are often used for carving ornaments, lamps, stands, etc.
Lapis lazuli - This stone lapis lazuli blue silica with variable number of calcite and gold spot copper pyrite, which is more common in the material of lower quality. Afghanistan has a high quality, which consists mostly of deep blue lapis lazuli. In ancient times it was also called "sapphirus known. The Egyptians used it in the pigment in wall paintings of floor and eye shadow and use and used in the manufacture of amulets and symbols, especially in depictions of the goddess Isis and the sacred eye of Horus. Later, he was responsible for use as a pigment in paints for religious glorious blue dresses of the Virgin. In China, the royal seal and the sculptures were made from it is seen as a sacred stone in Buddhism, lapis lazuli is one of the oldest in jewelry -... know more than 6000 years it has been an operation in Afghanistan and Siberia near Lake Baikal, but currently produces strong in Chile.
Moonstone - Moonstone is a feldspar, calcium, sodium or potassium aluminum silicate. Sri Lanka is a major source of Moonstone. India produces hard stones as beige, pink, green, yellow, gray, white and brown colored. He is considered a sacred stone in India and by tradition, he still cabochon. This is an important stone in Ayurvedic medicine. Dazzling as with other stones, are light and brightness in particular, "meaning adularescence and if the light is blue. In a world that is connected with the moon and very popular semi-precious stones used in jewelry everywhere. His charm lies in their soft glow and shine difficult, particularly the softness of their quality, as compared with the strength and brilliance of faceted stones.
Opal - Opal Mineral years, pearls are not crystalline. Opals are known in history and legend. Pliny says that he loved, and Orpheus says that Opal heart filled with joy of the gods. Shakespeare refers to ... "It's a miracle and queen of gems". Opal is composed of pure silica (silicon combined with oxygen) with traces of numerous compounds,cultured pearl, many species explained. Opals were rare in ancient times. It is often after the time of Alexander the Great is known. It is only known mines in the early days, the Carpathian Mountains. The stone is extremely porous with the weight depends on the amount of water present. Flower structure and the light is changing indeed cause is determined. opalized opal top and wood and fossils are also found in Australia, Coober Pedy. Andamooka and France, and also provides a disgrace ... Idaho is also usually cabochon your grades -. Hungarian opals are very well and were once very popular in Europe.
Mexican opal thin transparent variety of opal - black opal flash very bright colors, including red, with dark background and the most valuable opals opal is milky white or opaque marked by less and less spectacular and sweet flowers. fire opals or Harlequin Opal is the best quality and variety of opal stone water clear and colorless with a lot of internal color. Rose Opal or potch opal has a beautiful pink color, but opaque. Hydrophane Opal is opaque, but appears in clear water.
Pearl - the coral, the stone is very popular in jewelry is not in the seas of the earth and, therefore, not yet born of the same composition, characteristics of land-precious stones. It should be taken to maintain the quality of pearls. Beads made of calcium carbonate in oysters. Base stimulus, usually a grain of sand, an oyster to cover it stimulates the secretion of their own bodies - after all, is a known and perfectly round pearl. Luster of pearls has fallen to its surface a minute - is thinner than the opals. wear shiny increasing body heat and thus the practice of the agent to store strings of pearl has a practical basis. Different varieties of pearls depends on the color and size from the smallest "Pearl, precious stones of considerable size for harvesting pearls of nature is unique and thankless Pearl was able to meet demand for these beautiful natural decorations. Cultured pearls in China for centuries, as now in Japan, Australia and the Pacific.
Rubin - In addition to diamonds, rubies (and sapphires) estimates the most precious stones. Ruby is a variety of corundum, which contains chromium corundum is Ruby, when the titanium and iron, and, therefore, contains blue - sapphire. . best in the world come from Myanmar, Pakistan and Afghanistan, including Burma, Thailand, India and Ceylon, Burma are of exceptional beauty - about Mogo north-east of Mandalay. "Pigeon blood" rubies are the highest in the scale of values. Thai rubies are often found with spinel and deep red Burmese rubies. Beautiful ruby magnificent stone. Ruby has been synthetically successfully since 1904. But the real gems are valued for their rarity and, consequently, have not lost their commercial value, in fact, increased. Rubies are also used in space research related to communication systems to reduce the earth's surface and capture sounds from space radiation.
Sapphire - pink sapphires, blue sapphires and yellow sapphires are found in Thailand and East Africa. They are next to diamond in hardness and, therefore, resistant to wear. Australia is the largest producer of gold and blue sapphires. Non-blue sapphires are White Sapphires or Golden Sapphires. The largest sapphire of 950 carats of Burma is known. The largest in Australia was 886 carats from Queensland in 1934. There are sapphires and rubies discovered stars, crystals, thin fibers give the effect of included cabochon cut.
TOPAZ - Topaz aluminum silicate with 20% water and fluorine, and comes in different colors. yellow quartz being sold as topaz, and is one of the most popular colors, although there are others who turn greenish and reddish, are .. Golden Topaz from Brazil golden brown to pink. The main suppliers are Brazil, Germany and Russia. Japan also produces topaz. Topaz is harder than rock crystal and is known for its huge crystals - a colorless liquid from Brazil, was found, weighs 600 pounds, well trained and much more. The most famous topaz was cut in 1977 and weighed 21,327 carats. Another 36,853 carats known. Topaz in Australia, usually bright yellow, green and blue as well. Hardness 8 and orthorhombic crystals, shiny and beautiful stone in the quartz rocks. Tin ore. Tinted by heating. Sky blue topaz, found in Scotland, Brazil and Siberia.
Turquoise - This gem of hydrated phosphate of aluminum copper, aluminum and copper sulfate), and only moderately hard. The Egyptians were the first people I know here in the Sinai over 6000 years. The best are in Naishapur, Iran, where it is defined around 3000 years ago. He is also in Sinar, Turkestan and Tibet. Colors range from pale blue to dark green / blue. The water content affects the color of the stone. It reacts to touch and warmth and the Middle East, as a reflector of Child Health in the crib, etc. It is relatively soft and has a waxy sheen to use. It is porous and can aggravate skin color of oils and cosmetics are absorbed when they are worn. He is famous for its color change when the influence is difficult to close, and for this reason has been the cradle attached to the child, taking into account the viability of the child and to any change in tone and color of the warning. Some believe that it is wet and the color changes when the warning of poison. Moonstone
No comments:
Post a Comment