THEANTIQUARIUS A-E ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Adularescence:term applied to milky moonstones Aggregates: Minerals which form without showing their outer crystal shape Aigrette: Hair Ornament Albert:...
This handy glossary gives you the meanings behind everyday gem and jewellery terminology, as well as detailing the meanings of those more obscure and rarely used words. Alloy: A mixture of two or more metals...
THEANTIQUARIUS F-O ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWELLERY TERMS Faience: Glazed earthenware, also used for marking beads, scarabs, etc. from the egyptian period onwards Fancy-Coloured: Any colour in a stone other than...