Star Sapphire Gem is different to your normal sapphire because they are not faceted. Facets are the flat planes that you see in diamonds and sapphires, rubies and emeralds as well as many other stones. But Star Sapphire is cut into cabochons. A cabochon is a rounded or domed smooth cut. It comes from an old French word which means hat. These are also known as the…

Topaz Stone has a wealth of ancient history and folklore attached to it and can be found on the market in a variety of colors. The stone can be found in such diverse locations as Russia, Brazil, Central Asia, the American West, and the island of Sri Lanka. Though this stone is relatively hard it should be protected when worn as a gemstone since its near-perfect cleavage makes it susceptible to breakage.…

There is constant confusion between consumers when buying if what they are purchasing is completely authentic, relatively similar, or not even close. We will start by defining the main differences between synthetic and natural diamonds. Real or natural diamonds are mined from the earth and formed by nature; they have a hardness of 10 as measured by the Mohs hardness scale. Synthetic diamonds are still in fact real diamonds apart from being made by man in a…

A birthstone is a precious gemstone that symbolizes the month of birth in the Gregorian calendar. People in some places call them "birthday stones". Traditional Birthstones, Modern Birthstones, Mystical Birthstones, and Ayurvedic Birthstones are the four parts of birthstones by the culture of the time. Each month has its homologous birthstone, and each birthstone has its moral.

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