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Pearls: The Queen of Gems

Known as the Queen of Gems, pearls have been coveted for centuries across many civilizations, and have a particularly unusual creation process. A pearl is formed when an irritant, such as a parasite or piece of shell, becomes accidentally lodged in...

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different colors of fancy color diamonds

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The Rarest of the Rare: Fancy Color Diamonds

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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watches serial number

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What is the Difference Between Stock Codes and Serial Numbers?

Serial numbers enable consumers, retailers, and vendors to have a unique identifier against each unit of inventory from that brand/vendor. This is...

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Handcrafting beautiful amber jewelry

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Amber: Gemstone or Gem Material?

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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Growing synthetic gemstones

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Created Gemstones

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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Stones with different hardness

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Understanding Mohs Hardness Scale

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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UPC bar code

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What is a UPC code?

What is a UPC and how does it fit into the supply chain? A Universal Product Code (UPC) is a type of unique identifier and barcode symbol that is...

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SKU, UPC, Stock Code, Inventory ID, bar code

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What is the difference between a SKU and a stock code?

When considering the difference between a SKU and a Stock Code, the golden rule is that a SKU can have an array of stock codes associated with it,...

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Beautiful diamond engagement ring and wedding band

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Diamonds: The Most Famous Gemstone on Earth

Diamonds are one of the four precious gemstones, alongside ruby, emerald and sapphire, and are one of the most treasured and sought-after gemstones...

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