Olivine Bead

Olivine Bead

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Olivine

Olivine symbol of peace, happiness, serenity and other good intentions, was named "August birthday stone."

Wider distribution of olivine in the world, does not belong to the list of precious stones, often referred to as semi-precious stones. The color change is not too large, the general common colors are pure green, yellowish green to brownish green. The most typical colors are green and yellow, a little flavor of green apple skin, and clear no color impurities. Olivine is not a high-value gems, but the quality Shang Hao and more than 10 karats worth more than a considerable.

More for the olivine with stones, or silver Inlay, there is made with peridot stone bracelet, necklace and various styles. Olivine single crystals suitable for cut into various shapes: round, oval, rectangular, square, pear, horse eye shape and so on. The market generally rare olivine imitation.

Garnet

Garnet is a belief, a symbol of constancy and simplicity, was named "January birthday stone."

Because of their complex chemical composition of garnet, so, in nature, any pure chemical composition of garnet, in fact, do not. Reflected in its color variety, similar ruby red; also similar to emerald green, but it was yellow for green. With red and reddish brown, brown garnet, relatively cheap, and the market more common; purple and dark red garnet though hard to find, but the grain, texture and good quite expensive to Xiang to the jewelry, the very beautiful, solid very popular. In addition, similar to the emerald color of garnet, if the texture is good, its brightness, dispersion will be more than Emerald, is more beautiful than the emerald, attractive. This also can be found, not all of the value of semi-precious stones are very low, the color beautiful, durable, rare semi-precious stones are equally precious.

Quartz

Quartz is the most common minerals in the crust and also one of the most common gem. It has many variants:

Crystal: colorless and transparent. Crystals often contain different mineral inclusions, when the inclusions are needle-like crystals (rutile), known as the "fat crystals"; when the inclusion of green crystals (chlorite), known as the "Phantom."

Amethyst

Is the quartz family, a member of the most valuable. Legend of Amethyst has the effect of preventing drunk. Amethyst is honest, sincere symbol is named "February birthday stone." Transparent - transparent, color uniform, from the purple - red and purple, including purple red - purple amethyst most valuable. Viewing from different angles, can show blue or red purple. Brazil rich in high quality Amethyst, dark purple; China Henan property amethyst color lighter. Market, Brazil produced more common purple Jingjing hole, the value of a thousand dollars.

Turquoise

Turquoise symbolizes success and victory, was named "December birthday stone."

Turquoise color from blue to green, the color of the most cherished strong. From transparent to translucent, has a special texture, light, fragile, some of the material porosity, thus leading to the fading and cracking, wax or resin can be disseminated in order to maintain its appearance.

Turquoise divided into two types of wire and wire-free. Color of soft and uniform, showing very strong - medium blue, not wire, high gloss, translucent turquoise is a superior product. Pale yellow or dark green, turquoise worth little more than wire.

Be careful wearing turquoise jewelry, it can absorb the grease. When your body coated with oil or milk when the sun do not wear turquoise jewelry. Once the stain is difficult to make because the turquoise restored to their original.

Opal

Opal symbolizes hope and happiness, was named as the "October birthday stone."

Opal has a gorgeous eye-catching color changes, called the "change color." According to its color characteristics and optical effect, divided into: black opal, white opal and fire opal. Mexican Fire Opal output quite famous, but to use most of the jewelry of your opal from Australia.

Opal purchase three main factors should be considered. The first is color. Preferably black or dark; second change color. Uniform and complete, no colorless "dead spots" is better; third is consistency. With no cracks, no broken dense preferred.

Opal must be placed in cool dry place. Because Opal contains large amounts of water in the sun or bright light exposure for too long will be dehydrated. Nursing is sweet almond oil in water or soak for two days will be restored as ever.

Jing Huang:

Yellow or golden yellow, transparent - opaque. Usually light yellow natural citrine, but extremely rare, most available in the market are made of heat-treated amethyst.

ROSE QUARTZ:

Pink - light rose red, translucent.

Tanglin Stone

Yellow, brown, green and so on. The stones under the rotation in the light, there stars or flashing effect of sand stone. This is generated by the gems inside reflection caused by mineral flakes. Thus, there Dongling --- Venus stone imitation stone, it is crystal glass containing copper, and more for clothing accessories.

Translucent, white, red, green, black. Zonal structure is characterized in particular. Natural Red Agate, Green Agate little more than appearing on the market made by the artificial coloring.

Wood alexandrite:, yellow, brown, blue gray, blue and green. Yellow, brown wooden become known as the tiger eye stone stone cabochon gemstone showing a cat eye effect. Blue-gray, blue and green wooden alexandrite stone known as the eagle eyes.

In general, the quartz variant more production and more, cheap, processed into various shapes, such as prayer beads, fortune balls, statues and other handicrafts. Jewelry styles are: necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendant and so on.
 

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