| ou fond of jewelries and love to flaunt them? Get | | | | yellowish green tinge. |
| to know a little bit more about the gemstones | | | | Buying Gemstones |
| that adorns your jewels. Gemstones are | | | | Before you purchase gems you must consider |
| composed of various rocks and elements. | | | | various things. For instance consider the sturdiness |
| Unprocessed stones are polished, cut, and faceted | | | | of gems. Not all gems are meant to be used for |
| and then they are given the name of gemstones. | | | | the same purpose. Studier ones and the lighter |
| Gemstones can be classified in various ways as | | | | and more delicate ones can’t be used for |
| follows- | | | | the same purpose. For instance burgundy is not |
| • On the basis of the constituent element. | | | | as sturdy as ruby but can be effectively used in |
| E.g. rubies are composed of aluminum and | | | | charms and rings. Tourmaline is not as durable as |
| diamonds are composed of carbon. | | | | ruby, therefore should be used keeping this |
| • On the basis of shapes of stones. E.g. | | | | characteristic in mind. Delicate and soft stones like |
| cubic, trigonal, monoclinic etc | | | | benitoite, tanzanite and iolite should be handled |
| • On the basis of mineral species. E.g. | | | | with greater care and are best suited for making |
| beryl mineral species includes such gemstones as | | | | pendants. Navy gemstones are best suited for |
| emerald, aquamarine, bixbite, heliodor, and | | | | trinkets and necklaces. Apart from the precious |
| moeganite. | | | | gemstones you can also avail of semi precious |
| A variety of gemstones are available in the | | | | gemstones. If your funds are constrained you can |
| market. Gemstones are available not only in the | | | | opt for the semiprecious gemstones. These are |
| three primary colors of green, blue and red but | | | | easily available at your local jeweler’s and |
| also in various other hues. | | | | you can use it to make rings. Though the semi |
| Look Alike Gemstones | | | | precious stones are not as attractive as the |
| There are hundreds of gemstones that have | | | | precious gemstones, they are not exactly cheap |
| corresponding look-alike in the wide variety of | | | | looking either. Find an attractive one that suits |
| colors accessible. For instance take the following | | | | your taste. |
| cases: in the realm of red gemstones you can | | | | Gemstones- Original Vs. Fake |
| find ruby, blistering jewelry like rubellite tourmaline, | | | | Purchasing gemstones can be quite a harrowing |
| red spinel, red beryl and rhodolite garnet. If you | | | | task. If you are not mindful and cannot tell the |
| are searching for blue gemstones you can try out | | | | difference from one gemstone to the next then |
| tanzanite, sapphire, iolite, benitoite and indicolite | | | | the chances of your being duped is very high. |
| tourmaline among others. Each of these | | | | There is no dearth of unscrupulous dealers who |
| gemstones has unique characteristics of its own. | | | | can resort to fraudulent practices and give you |
| Tsavorite garnet, emerald and chrome tourmaline | | | | inferior quality gems at the price of the original |
| falls in the realm of green gemstones. Tsavorite | | | | one. Thus it is very important that you buy |
| garnet is very much similar to the clean green | | | | gemstones only from a goldsmith and authorized |
| shadow of the bright green. On the other hand | | | | gold dealers. |
| peridot and chrome tourmaline have an attractive | | | | |