by Hong(Lisa) of 8Season Pandora jewelry It is a unique jewelry system. This unique and fashion style comes from a Greek mythology and comes into fashion in Denmark in 1996. It can be said that a Denmark...
Birthstones from Harris Michael Jewelry: A thoughtful way to show your family they are loved.January:Garnet Nearly everyone thinks of garnet as a red gem, but in fact this family of gemstones is available in...
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...
Introduction Dionysus, known for his love of grape juice, was the Greek god of wine, however after a few goblets he became a little confrontational. One day in the forest with goblet in hand, the tipsy...
Introduction While it sounds like its hungry, it's actually trying to fool you! The name Apatite comes from the Greek word "Apatao", meaning "To Deceive", as Apatite has often been confused with more...
Introduction Diopside is a Calcium Magnesium Silicate found in metamorphosed impure limestone, meteorites and igneous basalts. Diopside was named in 1800 from the Greek word "Dis" meaning double and...
Introduction Amber is the ancient and fossilized resin of long dead trees that grew in forests millions and millions of years ago. Over the eons, chemical and physical changes occurred, fossilizing the...
Coloured Gemstones Gemstones come in many varied colours due to the chemical compounds they contain it is for this reason that they also display different physical characteristics such as hardness,...
Did you know that the Greek word for amber is "elektron"?Amber is the fossilised plant resin from ancient forests. Sometimes this resin has oozed down trees, encasing things such as leaves, seeds and...