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Jewelry comes in all shapes and sizes. What if I told you, it can also be made with wire? A growing trend in the jewelry industry is “Wire Wrapping.” As the name suggests, it involves twisting wires together in various patterns to form a solid shape around stones, or with stones set inside the wires. … Read more
Topaz has been a popular gemstone for centuries, with ancient civilizations bestowing powers on the gemstone. These powers, while a little exaggerated, nevertheless gave Topaz an important status within society. These stones come in many different colors and color is perhaps the single most determining factor of its value. What Color of Topaz gemstone is … Read more
This colorless gemstone comes in many hues, surely a contradiction in terms but in fact the color Topaz displays is entirely a result of the impurities within the stone. A silicate containing aluminum and fluorine, it is found in many different countries, colored depending on the seam of rock in which it has been formed. … Read more
Like most gem stones, glamorous opals are valued based on their color, cut, clarity and size, but the criteria for this jewel is a little different. First and foremost, the type of opal affects the value significantly. What are Precious Opals? For an opal to be classified as precious, it must display a bright and … Read more
Opal is a beautiful, unique gem that derives it’s name from the Latin word “opalus,” meaning ‘precious jewel’. The opal is a non-crystalline mineraloid. It is a form of silica that is found in lumps with intricate and delicate internal displays of color, rather than the norm of externally-ordered crystals. It is this lack of … Read more