Gems, Gemstones or Precious stone
whatever you name it, has acquired significant place in our life. It is a part
of mineral which is cut and polished to its newer form and widely used in the
formation of jewellery or ornaments. For any such stone, its rarity defines its
cost and authentication. Both hard and soft stones are easily available in our
nature but only luster and physical properties describe its usage in jewel.
Physical properties of mineral or stone illustrates its aesthetic value.
According to that, gems engraved
in the jewels. In today’s contemporary time Diamond, emerald, sapphire are
considered to be most precious stones and its clarity is graded in terms of
“water”. The transparency is leveled on the basis of first, second, third level
water subsequently. Like the most transparent Gems is known to be First water,
the lesser one is leveled as second water and consequently the least one is
named as third water stone.
Usually, gems are characterized
through its chemical composition as in the composition of diamond is carbon
while the composition of ruby is aluminum oxide. The hardness and softness of
stones is distinguished through its composition. Most gems found in nature are
hard but some are soft due to properties like lustre.
Since, ages the gemstones are in use to make
jewel and is being distinguished as precious and semiprecious stones
commercially. Apart from precious stones, semi-precious stones were also in
great demand in art work, archaeology and even in clothing. One can say that
our ancestors were fonder of such valuables than us. And since, there were no
grading system the purity of gems was categorized through naked eyes.
But with the advent of grading
system, the sturdy task like recognizing the gems has been made easier which
gave standard magnification to get better clarity and identification.
Since, ancient time diamond is
considered as the best friend of women and it is widely appreciated throughout
the world. The sparkle of diamond attracts almost all of us. But, do you know
how this sparkle is recognized as real one. Yes! The standard system has given
us “four Cs” according to which the rarity and purity of diamond is
acknowledged. The four Cs stands for cut, color, clarity and carats. This is
the easiest way for buyer to acknowledge this precious stone. Among these four
Cs, cut is specific determinant that values diamond ensued by clarity and color
as well. Gems are no longer rare and you do not have to rush to jewel shop to
get accurate one.
With the growth in technology the
shop are available in just one click. Internet has made it possible and you can
even buy
gemstones online. Complete specifications of stones embedded in jewel
are proffered on websites followed by easier mode of payment. All you require
is to visit the site and shop on the most striking jewel to envy others. Happy
shopping to all you out there!
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