| Someone asked me where the rubies grew, | | | | precious gemstone jewelry. However, there are |
| And nothing I did say; | | | | cases, that, to retain more weight of stone, the |
| But with my finger pointed to | | | | cutter has to sacrifice on light return. Various cuts |
| The lips of Julia. | | | | like round brilliant, marquise, oval, pear, cushion, |
| ~Robert Herrick | | | | princess, heart, square, triangle, trillion, straight, |
| Monday afternoon: An emerald cut tanzanite and | | | | and tapered baguette are offered. Depending on |
| diamond border ring in white gold, luring with its | | | | hardness and toughness of the rock, respective |
| soft velvety gleam, nestles in the showcase of a | | | | cut is preferred. |
| store’s window. | | | | - Clarity- Degree to which a gemstone is free |
| Wednesday night: It is embellishing the neck of a | | | | from blemishes and inclusions explains this term. A |
| beautiful lady. The gem sparkles, as she dines on | | | | tourmaline containing inclusions of copper-like |
| her anniversary’s candle lit dinner. What a | | | | inclusions cannot be as priced as a clear piece of |
| lovely cherishing moment! But how did it happen? | | | | it. Now it depends on its size, number of inclusions, |
| How did her husband manage to find out a dainty | | | | and shade of the inclusion. Inclusions can increase |
| and ethereal-looking piece of jewel for her? Even | | | | or decrease value of gemstone jewelry. It is |
| his lady gasped, as she spared a surprised look on | | | | preferable to analyze the stone with help of your |
| the radiant gemstone! | | | | jeweler. |
| Actually, his knowledge of 5Cs came in handy, | | | | - Carat Weight- Worldwide, metric carat (ct) is |
| while shopping for that glamorous piece, for his | | | | the unit of measurement of gemstone’s |
| love. The 5Cs are color, cut, clarity, carat weight, | | | | weight. It is important to understand the meaning |
| and cost. | | | | of stone price or per-carat price. This way is to |
| - Color- A vividly vibrant hued gemstone, is the | | | | determine a gem’s cost. Stone price is the |
| most sought after. As compared to a saturated | | | | total value and per-carat price is amount for each |
| tone of ruby, a pigeon-blood hued ruby would be | | | | carat, like the per-pound price of produce in a |
| more attractive to look and demand more price. | | | | grocery store. |
| Color alone doesn’t decide the gem's | | | | - Cost- This factor solely depends on above |
| desirability. However, it tops the list of factors | | | | discussed factors, which help in assessing the |
| serving as criteria for that purpose. There are | | | | gemstone’s value. Unlike diamond, the rate at |
| many gemstones which exhibit multi-color zones. | | | | which cost of gemstone is decided varies from |
| For example, a tourmaline displaying two colors | | | | one gemstone to another. |
| like rosy and smoky grey. On the other hand, | | | | Therefore, it is wise to roughly understand these |
| there are many stones which show different | | | | above mentioned nuances. So the next time you |
| colors in different lights. | | | | suddenly halt in mid-stride and get pulled towards |
| - Cut- Cut is essential while enhancing color | | | | jewelry store, admiring a beautiful gem, you |
| reflection property of a gemstone. The gem | | | | would have a better understanding of it for the |
| value rests on light reflection from top of the | | | | purpose of buying it. |
| gemstone. Thus, deciding a right price for the | | | | |