The 4 C's

Carat(weight), cut, clarity & color.

A woman's friend

Diamond is a woman's friend and I couldn't agree more to this sentence made. I personally believe that a gal shoould own a simple set of diamonds for a start. It does not have to huge stones but good enough to bring them to different dinners and socialising events.

Diamond is the hardest mineral on earth and with its exceptional lustre and fire made, it is the most highly prized of all gems. Colorless & pure diamond is the most popular choice among the ladies.

Other color varities include yellow, brown to green, red and grey & black are also found depending on the impurities present.,

Because of the uniform arrangement of their constitute carbon atoms, diamond crystals are well formed - usually octahedral with round edges and slightly convet faces. Diamonds are graded by the 4 C's. Carat (weight), cut, clarity & color.

From the sea...Aquamarine

Aquamarine comes in different tones of blues. At present times, the color that most people valued are deep blue and sky blue. However the aquamarine that people adores is sea-green which the name itself also mean sea water.

This gem can appear blue or colourless if view from different angles. The best shape for Aquamarine to appear is hexagonal which can be up to 1m long and flawless. In order to enhance the colour of aquamarine, it is usually heat treated. However one has to take care that Aquamarine is not over heated as it will cause the gem to lose its colour gradually.

The best aquamarine is found mainly in Brazil where it occurs in pegmatites and alluvial deposites of gravel.

Other countries that follows Brazil in their good formation of this stones are India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and Nigeria.
In Madagascar, one can usually find the darker blue variety.

Thus far, I have posted 3 gemstones rings and it has clearly shown that all 3 rings are of classic cut and design.This 3rd ring has 2 trillion cubic zirconia at the sides. Of course not forgetting that the main attraction is the 3 over carats of aquamarine at the centre of the ring.

Where can Gemstones be found?

Quartz and garnets belongs to the more common type of gemstones and they can be found worldwide.

However as emeralds and diamonds requires more unusual geological conditions for their formation therefore they are rarer and more expensive in price. Though gemstone can be found worldwide however only a small portion of them are of gem quality.

The main gem localities of the world are therefore those where gemstone quality material occurs in sufficient quantity to make production economic.

It might not be of news to many that Japan has the best quality of pearl found in this country.Other countries such as Columbia, Brazil, Afghanistan, Burma, Russia just to name a few have their own type of gemstones found mainly in each of these countries.
E.g. In Burma , one can find more quality gemstones like Ruby and Peridot and Afghanistan have ruby and aquamarine found mainly there.