Jewellery is not just a luxury item, but an artistic innovation that has allowed human beings to utilize materials that might otherwise have been neglected as inferior and without any practical use. An artistic or aesthetic sense is one of the greatest gifts that nature has granted to mankind. This quality has rendered man capable [...]
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The mystery and magic of colored gemstones has been an integral aspect or the “Lore” of most cultures for many centuries. Here is what noted gemstone experts Antoinette L. Matlins and A.C. Bonanno have to say on the matter. “The fascination with colored gemstones dates back to the very beginning of civilization. For our ancestors, [...]
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Murano glass is a famous handmade glass product that originates from the island of Murano, where it has been handcrafted for years. Murano made its name as a commercial port just off the shore of Venice in Italy as far back as during the 7th century. Murano is regarded as an excellent tourist destination for [...]
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Any type of jewellery, gold, silver, diamonds, gemstones or alloys, tends to worn next to the skin and will therefore become covered with oily debris formed by dead skin cells. Dust and grit them becomes clogged into this. Also if you wear a ring when doing the washing up and do not wear rubber gloves, [...]
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When the mineral Serpentine weathers down we end up with one of the rarest of the chalcedony gemstones Chrysoprase.
It is rare, valuable and a gorgeous green! It is so close to Jade that it has been marketed as Australian Jade.
The colors vary from an apple green to a very deep rich green. It has a [...]
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