pearls
pearls
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Diamonds almost always have defects and one of the main defects is carbon spots. Their influence upon diamond value has to be taken into account along with the influence of color. A stone may have gre...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Besides carbon spots, another big defect that can happen in diamonds is cracks or open cleavages in the crystalline material. Sometimes if little breaks go across the grain they can create big imperfe...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Repairing and recutting a diamond does not happen often, but it does to diamonds that have been damaged or those that were not well made when originally cut. It is not too often that a jeweler needs a...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
In judging the color of diamonds it is necessary to obscure the prismatic play of colors in order to see the true color. You can do this by giving the stone a puff of breath and then studying the colo...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Most transparent minerals have, when pure, no color. Diamonds, being transparent, are no exception to this rule. Color is due to the presence of relatively small amounts of foreign substances, usually...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Those who are unfamiliar with this part of the business may use descriptions of the grades. The list begins with the higher grades and proceeds down the line to the lesser of value. Rivers. Jagers. ...
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by Janet K. Nelson - 2007-03-07
Pearls are both a natural and cultured product. They are coveted, especially by women the world over as the classic feminine ornamentation. Beautiful, iridescent pearl gem beads are valued through...
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by Jeremy Shepherd - 2007-03-15
As a buyer, seller, collector, and connoisseur of world's most historically coveted gemstone, there is one question I have answered more than any other. A question which is likely the wisest a potenti...
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by Kingston Amadan - 2007-03-18
Pearls can be purchased in both freshwater and saltwater form, and the differences between the two make them both unique. Freshwater pearls are formed in freshwater mussels found in bodies of fresh w...
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by Kingston Amadan - 2007-03-18
Whether you have natural pearls, cultured pearls, freshwater pearls or saltwater pearls, your pearls will require a small amount of care to keep them lustrous and beautiful. Pearls are the result of a...