| Gemstones - The rarest minerals, crystalline rocks | | | | stone's facets in such a way that they reflect |
| or petrified materials of nature. These are highly | | | | light like mirrors, making the whole stone bright |
| valuable for their beauty, rarity, durability, | | | | and shining when viewed from the top.These |
| hardness and amazing colors. Mostly gemstones is | | | | Gemstone characteristics distinguish them and |
| used in jewelry produced with gold and sterling | | | | their unique appearance from the entire available |
| silver jewelry and really has become the soul of | | | | sets of other precious and rare minerals. There is, |
| jewelry. Even in prehistoric times, people were | | | | however, a most important attribute which |
| attracted to pretty pebbles, and when combined | | | | gemstones should posses: permanence.Some of |
| with translucency or even transparency with | | | | the popular gemstones are:a. Agate |
| color, they were highly prized. Some high quality | | | | b. Amber |
| of these stones known as precious gemstone like | | | | c. Ametrine |
| diamonds, sapphires, emeralds & rubies, LARIMAR | | | | d. Aquamarine |
| is one of them.COLOR is one of the most | | | | e. Black Onyx/Black Agate |
| important and individual characteristic to | | | | f. Carnelian |
| gemstones. The color should be rich - not as light | | | | g. Chrysoprase |
| as to give the stone an anemic appearance, nor | | | | h. Coral |
| as deep as to make it look dark or even black, | | | | i. Fluorite |
| particularly in artificial light. Too dark color reduces | | | | j. Jasper |
| transparency and stone's lively look, which can be | | | | k. Labradorite Stone |
| achieved by skillful cutting and faceting by making | | | | l. Larimar Gemstone |
| it a bit sparkle. The blending of the various colors | | | | m. Miscellaneous |
| or tints of the same color and the various designs | | | | n. Moonstone Bead |
| and patterns produced as they are by nature, | | | | o. Obsidian |
| give such stone an individual appeal that makes | | | | p. Orange Sunstone |
| each one unique.Another character that makes a | | | | q. Peridot Semi Precious Stone Bead |
| difference in the available gemstone is quality, a | | | | r. Pink Tourmaline, Watermelon Tourmaline or |
| high luster. Larimar, amber and some other | | | | Green Tourmaline Bead |
| garnets have a resinous luster, while turquoise is | | | | s. Red and Green Garnet Gem Stone Beads |
| sometimes described as "waxy". Luster does not | | | | t. Rose Quartz |
| give a stone brilliance. In certain gemstones | | | | u. |
| brilliance is produced by the skillful cutting of the | | | | |