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Cubic Zirconia

January 22nd 2010 20:32

Continuing with my jewellery posts, my next post here will focus on a rather semi-precious stone unlike the precious stones I have been telling about before. This semi-precious stone which is Cubic Zirconia which can be regarded as the center piece of modern jewelery.

It is true that most of the jewelry that is being made today consists of Cubic Zirconia in it. The synthetic production of high quality cubic zirconia has made it possible for us to get cheaper jewelry which is more beautiful. Different brilliant colors that can be produced with Cubic Zirconia make the jewelry beautiful than ever.

Cubic Zirconia is a crystalline form of Zirconium dioxide which is produced synthetically by growing the crystal in cubic form. When the crystal is grown in this way, it gives new look to
the compound much similar to diamond. When it is cut and polished, it looks just similar to diamond.

Only an expert eye can distinguish the difference between a diamond and a cubic zriconia. Another similar stone called Zircon is also available in commercial market which is a different compound of Zirconium but is not that brilliant than cubic zirconia.

Cubic zirconia presently is the most feasible stone to use in jewelry. Since jewelery prices are an all time high, only the rich people can think of buying precious stone studded jewelery. Other people usually don't care what stone it is, they just buy what is beautiful.

Since gold price is now so high people are buying 12k or 9k jewelry or mostly now people are into silver jewelry. All these new things are decorated with different colors of cubic zirconia. Now the most loveable metal, gold is so expensive that people have to now fall in love with cheaper alternatives!

You can find a lot more about Cubic Zirconia in this article.

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Sapphires

November 27th 2009 13:08

In my previous posts I discussed some of the facts related to diamonds, rubies and emeralds. I also gave an overview about white gold jewelry and sterling silver. Here in this post I will be continuing with my jewelry and precious stones related blog posts. This time it’s the precious stone sapphire.

Sapphire is considered as one of the four precious stones. Its value is a little less than the other three but like other precious stones some times it can get simply priceless. The blue sapphires are considered to be on of the most expensive sapphires and they can give tough competition to diamonds if flawless.

Sapphires come from a naturally occurring mineral called corundum. It is found in many places on earth. The blue sapphire is thought to be the most precious one but there are other colors that are beautiful as well. The mineral comes in natural colors like blue, yellow, red and star.

The red sapphire is actually a ruby because ruby is actually the same corundum mineral and the red color is imparted due to the addition of certain impurities naturally. But due to tradition we classify don't say a ruby is as a red sapphire.

Like in any other precious gemstone, the value of a sapphire is determined by the 4C's method. However the color is the most important price determining factor for sapphires. Then comes clarity and clear stones are more expensive.

There are many modern as well as ancient methods of treating sapphires, in order to improve its looks. Low quality sapphires are usually treated to enhance their beauty in studded jewelry. Synthetic sapphires are also produced to reduce the cots of sapphire studded jewelry.

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Rubies

September 30th 2009 17:03

Gemstones are one of the most fabulous things when we talk about jewelry. Gold and a variety of other different metals are used in making precious and luxury jewelry but all these items are incomplete without the use of either precious or semi-precious stones.

It is really true that gemstones add to the beauty of jewelry and really make them worth some value. However gemstones alone are also of great value specially precious stones. Like I mentioned in my other posts, precious gemstones usually include diamond, emerald, ruby and sapphire.

There are also some people who sometimes include pearl into the classification of precious gemstones. Although pearls are really expensive yet they do not by any means fall into the category of gemstones in the first place.

Here in this post I will mention some of the facts about Ruby. Ruby actually comes from mineral called corundum. One staggering fact is that ruby is also sapphire because sapphires also come from the same corundum mineral.

So we can also call ruby as a red sapphire. The red color imparted to ruby is because of the chromium impurity in the crystalline structure. Ruby’s value is also determined by the conventional 4C method.

But color is the most important price determining factor in case of rubies. Ruby usually comes with silk in this some times gives additional beauty to the stone and some times it is only considered as a simple inclusion.

There are a number if techniques used for the treatment of rubies most common and traditional are oiling methods while a number of modern crack filling techniques are now also in use.

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Diamonds

August 4th 2009 18:52

Diamonds are considered to be the most precious of all gemstones and by all means, they are really the most precious gemstones. When we take any standards into account that are set for all gemstones to certify their preciousness, diamonds are usually ahead in most cases.

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Sterling Silver Jewelry

July 5th 2009 09:09

Silver is the second coinage metal after gold which has been famous through out the ages as a precious metals and through the centuries skillful craftsmen have carved this metal into marvelous pieces of decoration. Silver,gold and copper are the three coinage metals which have some special relation with each other.

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Emerald

June 27th 2009 16:32

Emerald is a variety of Beryl crystal which is found in various places around the world. However it is rare to get and an emerald out of the Beryl mines and this is the reason that this green shiny gemstone is considered to be one of the precious stones.

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Traces Of Cocaine In Red Bull

June 7th 2009 19:48

Red Bull is one of the most renowned energy drink and is also one of the most consumed one. People not know it for its qualities but rather it is more famous with its brand name. In many countries drinking Red Bull is not just for having a energy boost rather its is more now a status symbol to have energy drinks most notably Red Bull.

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14k and 18k White Gold

May 11th 2009 07:26

Gold is one if the most precious metals that have been discovered. Although there are many other elements that are much expensive than gold of which Platinum is a well known one but the unique features that gold has is like in no other metal on earth

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Teleportation

May 5th 2009 16:33

Teleportation means transfer of body from one point to another such that the body makes this transfer at the blink of an eye. The real thing about teleportation which makes it unique is that when a certain body travels the teleported distance, it does so with out the need of any external medium or means of transport.

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Types Of Flowers

April 16th 2009 19:56

A Rose

Nature is full of beauty and there are simply so many things that are magnificent in the world. Endless sceneries and items are there that we can see and touch and feel the power and beauty of this nature

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