Dichroic glass has gained popularity over the past 5 years and as such the market has been flooded by products purporting to be 'dichroic' or 'murano'. Unfortunately an ever increasing amount of these items...
What's an Opal? Have you ever wondered how an opal is formed? How old is it? What is it? Well, here are some answers to those common questions. Opal Creation Opal is formed from a solution of silicon dioxide...
As a radiologist, writing a review on mexican opals was perhaps the last thing I expected to be doing, but having fallen in love with this most beautiful and diverse of gemstones, and given the paucity of...
How to Spot a Fake Replica Rolex Watch? You can use a few approaches to identify a replica or fake Rolex, I list some methods below for your references. If you want to buy a genuine Rolex, you must ensure...
Types of seed beads Definition:Seed beads are small beads, measuring from less than 1 millimetre up to a few millimetres. They can be made from various materials, but are generally glass. Their uses range...
If you are looking for the latest Seiko watches, you will find them on offer from sellers in Thailand and Singapore. If you examine the bidding patterns, you'll also find that these are carefully constructed...
1. What is Ultrasonic cleaning?Ultrasonic is sound generated above human audible level. In real life, high pitch sound is created by high frequency and alternatively the low and base tone is created by low...
Thanks for dropping by ....... When we first started on eBay in 2003, there were usually 200 to 300 listed Dzi Beads, of which 95% were all machine mass manufactured copies or imitations. Today, a simple...
Gemstones are either mined or found in alluvial deposits. They occur as natural crystals and each species has its own particualr crystal structure. The style of cutting stones has developed over the centuries...
Introduction Rarer than Diamonds, Ammolites are the fossilized remains of a squid-like creature called an Ammonite that used jet propulsion to travel over 65 million years ago! From the Paleozoic era to...