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  • The Culture Of Pearls
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Although we know that the most genuine pearls are the natural pearls, yet we also know that they are very difficult to find. As a result they are also exorbitantly priced. It was thus not possible to meet the expanding demands for pearls in the market. Hence pearls began to be cultured and new and innovative ways were developed to produce harvests of a variety of pearls of different shapes sizes and colors. Different species of oysters and mussels were tested to get pearls of different colors an ...
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  • The Third Pearl Wave In China
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Now China is in what we can call its Third Pearl Wave. Starting in the 1990s, China surprised the market with products that are revolutionizing pearling. The shapes, luster, and colors of the new Chinese production often match original Biwa quality and sometime even surpass it; certainly the new orange and peach-colored pearls are unique. As testimony to China's achievement, their freshwater pearls are round enough and good enough to pass as Japanese akoya. China already sells round white pearls ...
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  • Pear Necklaces
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Although we find variety of jewelry items made from pearls, the most popular are perhaps the pearl necklaces. Depending on their lengths and designs they have been given unique names. Mostly, we find that length is the only consideration when we refer to necklaces but in the case of pearls it is not so. Pearl necklaces are not defined merely by their physical measurement; rather strings of pearls have their own set of names that characterize the pearls based on where they hang when worn around t ...
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  • Pearl Care
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - To keep your pearls in perfect condition and maintain their luster and brilliance, you have to keep several things in mind. First of all, you must understand that pearls are organic substances and therefore need special care. They will easily get damaged by any harsh material that comes in contact with them.

    To keep pearls looking their very best you need just a little knowledge on how to care for them correctly.

    All pearls, including freshwater pearls are delicate ...

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  • History Of Cultured Freshwater Pearls In China
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - As the Biwa production in Japan diminished, China filled the vacuum. China had all the resources that Japan lacked: a huge land mass; countless available lakes, rivers, and irrigation ditches; a limitless and pliable work force that earned less than a dollar a day; and an almost desperate need for hard currency. Although China had no history in pearling, in 1968, it started culturing freshwater pearls. Very soon it startled the gem world with prodigious amounts of ridiculously inexpensive pearls ...
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  • History Of Cultured Freshwater Pearls From Japan
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - The first cultured freshwater pearls originated in Japan. Although the Chinese were the first to culture a product from freshwater mussels, these were not pearls. Their centuries-old Buddhas are not true pearls but shell mabes. Quite soon after their initial success with cultured saltwater pearls. Pearls producers in Japan experimented with fresh water mussels and produced beautiful pearls. Japanese pearl farmers experimented with freshwater mussels in Lake Biwa, a large lake near Kyoto. Initial ...
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  • Wedding Jewelry Tips
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    A young girl spends several years of her life dreaming of her wedding day. Especially, how she would look as a bride and in this, she wants no compromise. Of course, the most important aspect is her wedding dress. It must be chosen with a lot of care. But this dress will look its best only when complimented by the proper choice of wedding jewelry. Choose your wedding jewelry with utmost care. Here we have a lot of information which is going to help you to make your choices and look your ...

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  • Beaded Jewelry
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    A bead is a small, decorative object that is pierced for threading or stringing. Alternatively plastic beads may be molded onto a Thread during manufacturing. Beads range in size from under a millimeter to over a centimeter in diameter. Glass, plastic, and stone are probably the most common materials, but beads are also made from bone, horn, ivory, metal, shell, pearl, coral, gemstones, polymer clay, metal clay, resin, synthetic minerals, wood, ceramic, fiber, paper, and the seeds of the ...

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  • Sterling Silver
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    Introduction

    The splendor of silver of silver has captivated the human mind since ages. No one even knows when and how the metal was discovered and came into use. Historical accounts from almost all countries of the have references to the use of silver. The tradition of the silver anniversary is traced to Germany where it was customary to present a silver wreath to a woman after 25 years of marriage. Throughout the ages this mystical white metal has been used to mark historica ...

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  • Crystals - A Brief History
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Looking at history we find that although cut glass was around for 2000 years, it was only in the second half of the 17th century that pure lead crystal came into existence. George Ravensrcoft an English glassmaker was experimenting with ways to improve the luster and clarity of his glassware found that by adding lead oxide to his molten mixture changed the properties of glass very dramatically. It increased the clarity of glass and also increased the weight and the refractive index of the glass. ...
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  • Agate
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Agate Facts, Information and Description

    Agate is a variety of chalcedony which comprises cryptocrystalline quartz gemstones composed of layers of quartz, sometimes of different colors. Agate is usually found as rounded nodules or veins. The layers of quartz are often concentric. The composition of agate varies greatly, but silica is always predominant, usually with alumina and oxide of iron.

    Very often tiny quartz crystals form within the stone and add to the beauty an ...

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  • Shell Jewelry
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Archaeologists think they have found evidence that in one respect people were behaving like thoroughly modern humans as early as 100,000 years ago: they were apparently decorating themselves with a kind of status-defining jewelry the earliest known shell necklaces. Even in those ages, it was fashionable to create and wear Shell Jewelry. A little imagination and some effort can create exquisite jewelry.

    Formed by sea animals for protection, shells become intriguing and beautif ...

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  • What Is Turquoise?
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Turquoise is the birthstone of December and also it is traditionally considered the anniversary gemstone for the 11th year of marriage.

    Chemically, a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminum, turquoise is formed when meteoric material or groundwater percolates through aluminous rock in the presence of copper. For this reason, it is often associated with copper deposits as a secondary mineral, most often in copper deposits in arid, semiarid, or desert environments. It consists of ...

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  • Cubic Zirconia
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Cubic Zirconia also known as CZ or CZ diamonds was created as affordable alternative for genuine diamonds. It is the most prominent choice among all fake diamonds. They come in every color imaginable at a fraction of the cost of other precious gemstones.

    Chemically, cubic zirconia made up of zirconium oxide and yttrium oxide. The process however is quite complicated. When combined, the two chemicals create a beautiful, radiant crystal. It takes almost 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit to m ...

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  • Coral Jewelry
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Coral is the skeletal remains of a marine animal, the polyp corallicum, and is mainly composed of calcium carbonate. The most valuable type of coral is the noble red, Corallicum rubrum. Since Corals are calcified skeletons of sea creatures, they grow in formations resembling the branches of a tree. Most coral used for jewelry comes from the Mediterranean Sea or from the Pacific Ocean near Japan and Taiwan. Precious gem corals are formed deep undersea. A distinctive feature of the precious corals ...
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  • What Is Amber?
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Amber is a fossilized tree resin from ancient forests. Many centuries ago resins trapped debris such as insects or air bubbles creating intricate designs of nature. Thus Amber, which is in fact a fossilized pine tree sap, is like an ancient antique from historical times. Over the years it transforms into a warm and golden, or green colored organic gem.

    Demand is especially strong for amber with insects captured inside. According to David Federman, author of The Consumer Guide to C ...

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  • Common Freshwater Pearls
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Biwa Pearls: These were the first freshwater pearls to be cultivated by Japan in Lake Biwa. After this started a wave of pearl production all over the world which is continues to this day. Though excessive harvesting and environmental pollution caused the destruction of the lake and the mussel producing the pearl has also nearly become extinct. So the Biwa production has stopped. But the name today signifies original and good quality pearls. The name Biwa pearl is due to its place of origin and ...
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  • Freshwater Cultured Pearls
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Freshwater pearls are produced in mollusks unlike the saltwater pearls which are produced in oysters. Obviously they are grown in ponds, lakes and rivers rather than in the ocean. Most of today's freshwater cultured pearls are produced in China. Improvements in culturing techniques have led to the production of, the round, high-luster gems. Chinese pearls have seen a vast improvement in quality as compared to the inexpensive, squishy rice-krispie-shaped gems typical of the freshwater crop of the ...
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  • Pearl Jewelry
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - The magnificent luster and delicate translucence of the layers of a pearl imparts an exquisite charm to it. It has therefore been valued as a precious gemstone since ages. The value of the pearl in jewelry is determined by a combination of all the attributes i.e. the luster, color, size, lack of surface flaw and symmetry. Among those attributes, the most important factor of pearl quality according to jewelers is luster. If however for the pearls under consideration, all the factors are equal, th ...
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  • History Of Pearls
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - In the beginning pearl hunting was the only means known for harvesting pearls. A little before the start of the 20th century divers manually pulled oysters from ocean floors and river bottoms and checked each one of them individually for pearls. However, not all natural oysters produce pearls. In fact, in a haul of three tonnes, only three or four oysters will produce perfect pearls.

    Eventually the process of culturing pearls was discovered. Nowadays, almost all pearls used for je ...

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  • What Are Pearls?
    By: Fashion Jewelry | - Pearls are tiny wonders of nature. The only gem created by a living organism, pearl is the most magical and feminine of all gems. They have always been considered the most romantic jewelry gifts. The variety of colors, shapes, sizes and origin makes pearls most fascinating. Whatever your taste or budget, there is sure to be cultured pearl jewelry that will thrill you. Chosen carefully and treated with care, pearls will be a treasure for a lifetime.

    A pearl is a hard, lustrous roun ...

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