From the 1890s to the 19th century, the “Language of stone” (Language of stone) was popular in jewellery, where the letters starting with gems were spelled together, such as Lapis Lapis, Opal, Verleil, and Grandmother. The combination of green Emerald means love. The most famous example is the three bracelets that Napoleon gave to the [...]
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The representative figure of the Art Nouveau period is the famous designer Rene Lalique (1845-1945). He used a lot of colored gemstones and enamels. Natural flowers, birds, insects, fish and other animals and plants often appear in his design works. Emphasis on delicate metal craftsmanship changes people's concept of jewelry. It is not necessary to [...]
The Seven Treasures of Buddhism: Seven precious metals and gems, including gold and silver, colored glaze, citadel, agate, pearl, amber, and coral, are listed as the seven most spiritual treasures in many Buddhist scriptures. Gold and silver are history The oldest and most widely used precious metal; colored glaze is a kind of bead or [...]
The first step in understanding jewelry is to understand the language of jewelry, which is the term for gems. When buying or appreciating beautiful jewelry, not only can you better understand the characteristics of gems, but also let you make the best choice when buying. When discussing gemstones, we usually separate diamonds from other gemstones. [...]
The degree to which light penetrates a gemstone. When the gem contains more inclusions, cracks, blemishes, etc., its transparency will be lower. The transparency of gemstones is divided into five types: Transparent, Semi-transparent, Translucent, Semi-translucent, and Opaque. The difference between transparency and light transmission lies in how much light can pass through the gemstone. Transparent [...]
Cleavage is a plane that can be cleaved along a specific direction in a mineral crystal called a cleavage plane. This cleavage plane is related to the atomic structure of the mineral crystal. It is usually the part where the gemstone atoms are weakly bonded. Called "cleavage". Many solid gems must be split along the [...]
The ratio of the weight of a gemstone of the same volume to the weight of water is called the specific gravity. Divide the weight of the gemstone in the air by the difference between the weight of the gemstone in the air and the weight of the gemstone in the water, and the value [...]
Gemstone minerals often have a fixed, independent crystal form, and the crystal lattice pattern is determined by the physical properties of the mineral. Usually the crystal form of the gemstone will affect the way the gemstone is cut. The crystalline system of gemstones is divided into: Isometric, Tetragonal, Hexagonal, Trigonal, Orthorhombic, and Monoclinic. Monoclinic), Triclinic [...]
According to research, emeralds were mined in Egypt on the west bank of the Red Sea more than 4,000 years ago. Cleopatra’s favorite gemstone is emeralds. She not only named an emerald mine in her own name. In the name of Cleepedro, he also rewarded the ministers with the fine emeralds produced there. Thanks to [...]
Among the colored gemstones, golden emeralds are expensive gems with low output but very popular. The color of chrysoberyl ranges from yellow to yellow-green and yellowish brown. It is similar to the shape of golden beryl. Since the refractive index and hardness of chrysoberyl are higher than that of beryl, the luster after cutting is [...]