necklaces
necklaces
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Most diamonds sold to the general public are known as slightly imperfect. Slightly imperfect diamonds are not easily spotted by the trained eye. The regular person would probably never even notice the...
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by Mitch Endick - 2007-02-23
Rough diamonds come in several basic shapes. The most common shape is in the form known as an octahedron. The octahedron resembles two Egyptian pyramids placed base to base, that is the usual crystal ...
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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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27.
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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29.
by Eric Hartwell - 2007-03-12
Trends in fashion are something that you may want to take notice of. You can't go around wearing a dress that would look good in the '70s but would ridiculous worn today. Fads in accessories like ne...
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by Eric Hartwell - 2007-03-12
Wearable glass art is becoming one of the most popular fashion accessories today, with people surfing for these in the internet or looking for samples in galleries, malls and the like. 'Wearable' gla...
