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About Gems or gemstones, precious and semi precious

Everything for and about Jewelry

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All About Gemstones is a diamond, colored-gemstone and jewelry database/web site that was written from a layperson's perspective, and is designed to bridge the gap between the expert gemologist, and the consumer who can easily get lost in the blizzard of technical jargon. With over 700 pages, and over 2,500 photographs, diagrams, and illustrations, this site is designed to providing interesting information on the subject of gemology, precious and semiprecious gemstones, diamonds, pearls, contemporary jewelry design, jewelry fabrication, mining, gem-cutting history, geography, and the jewellery trade.

Wikipedia A gemstone or gem (also called a precious or semi-precious stone, or jewel) is a piece of mineral, which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However certain rocks, (such as lapis lazuli) and organic materials (such as amber or jet) are not minerals, but are still used for jewelry, and are therefore often considered to be gemstones as well. Most gemstones are hard, but some soft minerals are used in jewelry because of their luster or other physical properties that have aesthetic value. Rarity is another characteristic that lends value to a gemstone. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity until the 19th century engraved gems and hard stone carvings such as cups were major luxury art forms; the carvings of Carl Faberge were the last significant works in this tradition.

The 4 C's of buying gems color, cut, clarity, carat these four words are the most important things about learning to choose quality gems for your designs.

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