Knowing Your Precious Gemstones

Precious Gemstones Gemstones are always women favorites. Know the details and your life will be more exciting and colorful.

If your jewelry collections are gold, silver, or diamonds, then it is a good time now to get to know with colorful gemstones. Lately, these colorful, precious gemstones are being famous. Many fashion designers have included these gemstones in their necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and brooch as accessories. However, before going to the nearest jewelry shops, learn about this gemstone dictionary to avoid being cheated.

Knowing gemstones
There are approximately 3000 minerals in the world, 50 of them are used as gemstones. However, this number may change as there is always a new discover stone and new trend mode. Market determines the price of gemstones. Two years ago, turquoise which color is skylight blue is an idol, hence the price is skyrocketing.

There are various basic criteria for each gemstone. The most important is a beautiful and attractive color. It also has high durability so that it’s not easily scratched or damaged. Last but not least, the stone that is rare to be found is automatically more expensive.

Since years ago, gemstones are a symbol of wealth and power. With time, it changes as everybody can have gemstones regardless their society status. Whatever gemstones you have, it will give a personal satisfaction.

Like other fashion accessories, gemstones follow trend. Nowadays, brooches with colorful stones are favorites. With elegant and dynamic design, it can be attached to scarf or hair accessories which match to your dress.

Gemstone Galore
Generally, gemstones are made of inorganic minerals with consistent chemical structure. For gemstones made of organic materials, such as pearl, coral, and tusk. Unfortunately, they are not as strong as inorganic stones. The process is also simpler, have it shine, craft, or just hang thru a string to be a necklace.

Since gemstones are being accessories, there are a lot of imitations being sold. Gemstones which made by human are called synthetic stone. They are quite similar that many people can not tell the difference. This may due to the fact that the mineral contents and structure are the same. In addition, there are a lot of low quality gemstones being mixed with glasses to increase the shiny effect.

Next, let’s look at several gemstones that you may use daily.

Amethyst or quartz has color range from light purple to dark one. This stone can have 2 colors at once: blueish purple or reddish purple. According to legend, this stone makes the user’s mind to be more focus.

Citrine is treated quartz, yellow as citrus. It had been used in the collections of Tiffany’s Co. and Cartier.

Ruby is the highest quality of gemstones and very strong, after diamond. The basic color is red with various touch of pink, brown or purple. You can have it for good price in Thailand.

Peridot has a green oily color. This stone is mostly found in St. John island, Egypt since 3500 years ago. It is famous as a good match of citrine.

Sapphire is blue. Some sapphire may produce different colors under sunlights in a room. Since middle age, this stone is to get rid of the evils and heal the user’s soul.

Topaz has various colors of yellow, green, up to pink. This stone has perfect cleavage. Its name is coming from Sansekerta, tapas, which means fire.

Turquoise is one among the first gemstone mined in history. According to legend, the color of blue and green is changeable when the user is sick or in danger.

Zamrud or emerald is green and mostly flawless. People mostly put some oil on the surface to increase the effect of smooth and shiny. The best zamrud is from Columbia.