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Tamara de Rezende: Nov 17, 2023 2:28:22 PM
Emerald is one of the four precious stones, alongside ruby, sapphire, and diamond. It is known for its beautiful green color, found in different shades depending on the location. First used in jewelry during the time of Cleopatra’s reign, emeralds...
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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 29, 2023 3:27:00 PM
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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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 28, 2023 3:27:00 PM
Known as the Queen of Gems, pearls have been coveted for centuries across many civilizations, and have a particularly unusual creation process. A...
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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 27, 2023 3:24:48 PM
Diamonds as most people think of them usually range from colorless to light yellow, and are graded using the jewelry industry’s D to Z color scale....
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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 25, 2023 6:39:42 PM
Amber is probably best known for the artifacts that can be found preserved within it. Millions of years ago, when amber oozed from plants, the...
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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 20, 2023 5:36:39 PM
A created gemstone is one that is made in a laboratory, but which shares virtually all chemical, visual, and physical characteristics of its natural...
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Tamara de Rezende: Sep 20, 2023 5:31:59 PM
The Mohs Hardness Scale is a set of ten reference minerals (numbered 1 through 10, where one is the softest and ten is the hardest) that are used to...
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Tamara de Rezende: Jun 26, 2023 6:00:55 PM
Gemstones have been used in jewelry since prehistoric times and by many different civilizations. During that time they have been prized for their...
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Tamara de Rezende: Jun 26, 2023 5:55:00 PM
The use of gold stretches back almost as far as civilization itself. The precious metal has been a symbol of luxury and wealth for thousands of...
