What is Gemstone?

Many people understanding about gemstone is only mean to diamond. Actually gemstones are also rocks, crystals, and others stones. Today I'll describe about what is gemstone?

A gemstone is a piece of attractive mineral, some rock and organic material which is cut and polished to making jewelry or accessory. Some gemstones are used for gems in crystal.
The 2 classifications of polishing are “Cabochons” and “Facets”. The cabochons are cut as smooth, dome or convex top with a flat bottom. Facets are flat faces on geometric shapes, reflect with light, round brilliant cut. Cabochon is usually applied to dim gems like turquoise, opal, etc., while facets is usually applied to transparent stones like ruby or amber.

The most attractive feature of gemstones is color. When the daylight (also called “white light”, is mixed actually many of different light) passes through the gemstone, some light can passes through, but some light is absorbed. As Amber appear yellow because it absorbed all the color of white light (red, blue, green, etc.) except yellow. The Amazing of gemstone’s color is even though the same gemstone, appear in many different color such as sapphires show different shades of blue and pink, while fancy sapphires exhibit a whole range of yellow to orange-pink colors. The difference of colors is base on the atomic structure of stone.

The treatment of gemstone is affected to the color and clarity of the stone.  The heating process has been well know to treats the gemstone for centuries. But the different gemstones are different way to treats. Waxing or oiling is suitable for emerald and turquoise. Because of emerald is contained the natural fissures, and wax or oil is colored to make the emerald appear the better color and clarity.

In the world there are variety kind of gemstones that we can use to make jewelry. Absolutely that you can find a lot of jewelries with beautiful gemstones on our website - http://www.naturalhandmadejewelry.com



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Turquoise stone

Can not deny that nowadays TURQUOISE is founded widely in jewelry and fashion. Since the beginning of the year 2010, many brands release their new items with the turquoise stone and turquoise color. Because of the color of turquoise is not over bright and mellow like the pastel tone and looks relaxing, so that is compatible with many colors such as white, gray, dark blue, or black. Moreover, in many country has the belief that turquoise means to "Protection" and some area use this stone for treatment, so no wonder that turquoise always use to make the jewelry and amulet.

Turquoise is used for making jewelry since first dynasty of Egypt or may be before. The French conducted archaeological excavation of Egypt and found many jewelry which use turquoise. In France, turquoise was first introduced from the Turkish, so they call "Turkish Stone". In the culture of Western, turquoise is the traditional birthstone for who born in December.

The most of turquoises which used in jewelry are synthetic (also called fake turquoise), because the price is not too high and easy to take care. The color of real turquoise may become pale when it get heat or when the time passed by but not for synthetic, the color of synthetic turquoise is always bright. The synthetic turquoise stone is first produced from Egyptian by glazed earthenware.

Many people may doubt that some turquoises have the dark veins like the spiderweb but some are not, those dark veins called "Spiderweb matrix". The matrix is occurred from the weather and oxidation processing over millions of years. In some country matrix is make the turquoise more beautiful and more value, on the others hand many country in Middle East thought that making imperfection with the stone and the value is less.

Many items of our product use turquoise stone to compose the jewelry, and certainly that is always popular.

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