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Tamara de Rezende

Tamara de Rezende is a Customer Success Manager at Loupe, working with jewelry retailers in the US and internationally.

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Smoky Quartz: Grounding Gemstone

Smoky quartz is a variety of quartz named for its dark, smoke-like color, and is created when surrounded by rocks containing radioactive elements during formation. The radiation activates aluminum impurities within clear quartz, giving smoky quartz...

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beautiful piece of rose quartz

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Rose Quartz: Stone of Manifestation

Rose quartz is a variety of quartz named for its delicate pink hue, caused by minerals such as manganese, iron, or titanium, replacing some silicon...

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LBMA gold prices

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Addressing the Impact of Fluctuating Gold on Your Jewelry Assortment

In the jewelry industry today, merchandise planners, retail buyers, data analysts, and suppliers need to understand the impact that volatile...

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quartz piece

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Quartz: Gemstone or Crystal?

Quartz is a crystalline form of silica which is known for its hardness, durability and versatility. Many varieties of quartz are gemstones, including...

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gemstone pieces

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Semi-Precious Gemstones

All gemstones that do not belong to the four precious stones (diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald) are considered semi-precious. The list goes on,...

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multi colored gemstone rings

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Precious Gemstones

Although there are many types of gemstones, almost everyone will recognise the names of the four precious stones: ruby, sapphire, emerald, and...

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beautiful blue sapphire earrings

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Sapphire: A Royal Gemstone

Sapphire is one of the four precious gemstones, alongside ruby, emerald, and diamond. A variety of the mineral corundum, it has long been prized for...

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emerald setting

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Emerald: The May Birthstone

Emerald is one of the four precious stones, alongside ruby, sapphire, and diamond. It is known for its beautiful green color, found in different...

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loose jasper stone

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Jasper: A Healing Stone

Jasper is an opaque variety of quartz with a grainy, granular structure. It is composed primarily of silica and silicon dioxide and has traces of...

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