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Ruby Beaded Earrings

  • Posted on September 16, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Refining Rich Ruby Earrings
Author: Ruby Angara

Ruby Red Crystal Beaded EarringsRuby has a peculiarly attractive ruddy essence in it. Ruby as ‘Ratnaraj’ or King of Gems is a much treasured gemstone since the age of kings and queens.  Such was the demand of this blushing crimson gem, that apart from jewelry, ruby was studded into swords and daggers too.  They say, that fiery and passionate characteristic of the stone, would provide same power and efficiency to the respective device to kill.

Apart from its energy transmitting trait, ruby’s brilliant hot shade is contemplated for regarding mushy feelings of love, romance, and sensuality.  Ruby’s aristocratic glamour embedded deep within its corundum mineral particles, bring out an appealing fascination of within the wearer.

The British Imperial Crown has a beautiful spinel attached to it which is one of its kind. It measures five cm in length and weighs 150 carats.  Interestingly, this particular spinel, since ages, was considered to be a ruby known as Balas Ruby.  If it would have been a ruby, then it would have been a priceless one! It possesses same properties like ruby and is believed to contain powers to ward off ill-fate.

Ruby earrings make up a prominent and a necessary accessory to complete the whole look of a lovely lady, like you.  Angara’s passionate yet impeccable pigeon-blood hued gemstone collection of ruby earrings comprises of some exclusive bestsellers for you.  Whole catalogue ranges from simple yet elegant ruby studs to matchless hoops for you to opt from.

Ruby studs are a perfect means to achieve absolute divinity with an excellent finish and glow.  Set with in white and yellow gold, aesthetic experiments of ruby bordered with round diamonds make it a flawless approach towards aristocracy. Ruby earrings come embellished in cuts like pear, round, oval, square, and princess, to easily give you a spectral appearance like a celeb!

Peerless ruby hoop earrings come flawless to match with your daily wear. These chic pairs of ruddy stones compliment all types of skin tones, bringing forth an admirable feeling of self appraisal. Hoop earrings with bordered diamonds in channel setting, reflect that definite statuesque of the filthy rich.

Dangling ruby earrings are responsible for that tantalizing mesmerize of that crimson gleam in the stone with every vibrant motion of your charismatic pout. Apart from the vividly vibrant hue of the reddish precious stone, saturated maroon tones of ruby also top the demand charts.

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Buying Amethyst

  • Posted on September 2, 2010 at 8:13 AM

How to buy Amethyst?
Author: Michael H.

Shimmer Amethyst Crystal Beaded AnkletsBuying Amethyst

Color

The deep colors are the most valuable, particularly a rich purple with rose flashes. The “Siberian” deep purple with red and blue flash commands the highest prices. So-called green amethyst does not really count as amethyst, which is by definition violet or purple.

Lighting

In artificial light amethyst does not display its best color. It looks best in daylight, more precisely, particularly just after sunrise and before sunset, when the light is soft and warm.

Clarity

A fine amethyst is transparent, which means, the light passes through the stone unhindered. A translucent amethyst slightly weakens the passage of the light through the stone. The best quality amethyst is “clean”, free of visible inclusions of any kind. As the amethyst is plentiful, there is little reason to buy stones with visible inclusions.

Cut

Due to the variability of the color distribution in the crystals, amethyst is often cut as brilliant round to maximize the color. Other cuts can be used when the color is better distributed. Amethyst is available in a wide range of calibrated sizes and shapes, including many fancy shapes.

Amethyst location and deposits

The most important deposits are in Brazil, namely the “Palmeira” amethysts of Rio Grande do Sul and the “Maraba” amethysts of Para. Other deposits are found in Bolivia, Canada, India, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Russia, Sri Lanka, United States (Arizona), Uruguay and Zambia.

Common Amethyst treatments

Heat treatment of 878-1382 degrees F (470-750 degrees C) results in light yellow, red-brown, green or colorless varieties.

World-famous Amethyst

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Amethyst gemology

  • Species: Quartz
  • Color: Purple, violet, pale red-violet
  • Chemical composition: SiO, silicon dioxide
  • Crystal system: (Trigonal), hexagonal prisms
  • Hardness: 7 (Mohs scale)
  • Specific gravity: 2.65
  • Refractive index: 1.544 – 1.553
  • Birefringence: +0.009
  • Optical character:
  • Color of streak: White
  • Absorption spectrum: 550 – 520
  • Fluorescence: Weak, bluish

The Amethyst zodiac, myth & legend

The legend of the origin of amethyst comes to us from Greek myth. Dionysius, the god of intoxication, was angered one day by an insult from a human and swore revenge on the next mortal that crossed his path. Violent tigers should carry out his wish. Amethyst, a beautiful young maiden on her way to pay tribute to the goddess Diana was to become the victim. Diana turned Amethyst into a stature of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god’s tears stained the quartz purple, creating the famous gem.

Amethyst is the birthstone for those who are born in February or for the Zodiacsign of Pisces.

In Antiquity, as well as in the Middle Ages, people believed that the cosmos is reflected in gemstones. The amethyst is assigned to the planet Neptune. The esoteric movement revived the ancient believe and the gem industry made it another marketing tool to promote certain gems.

The healing powers of gems remain a controversial issue, but are mentioned for centuries by healers, shamans and medicine men. Whether its factional or a placebo effect doesn’t matter, if it helps. The safest approach is to wear the gemstone in skin contact to the troubled part of the body. Amethyst is said to be of help for headaches, pancreas and backache.

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