The world’s most expensive pearl is five feet tall and weighs 6 tons. Its price tag is $137.5 million. It was unearthed in the Inner Mongolian part of China. It took three years to shape the blue green pearl. However, this was not produced by a clam and made of fluorite. Most Costly Natural P
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Amethyst is a purple variety of the mineral quartz. It is said that anyone bearing this stone will not be inebriated, hence; the name is derived from two Greek words meaning not intoxicated. This semi-precious stone is used in a number of different jewelries and they come in a variety of sizes.
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When checking out jewelry, you will often come across the words “carat” and “karat.” These two terms are not one and the same. The former addresses diamonds and other gemstones while the latter addresses purity of gold. So you can have a one carat diamond set in
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A one-carat diamond is considered by most as the biggest diamond suitable for an engagement ring; anything more is already deemed as too big and too extravagant. However, the carat; size and price range for a diamond engagement ring are a personal choice and one that should be considered firs
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When it comes to choosing diamond jewelries, there’s more to this than just deciding how small or big you want the diamond to be and which pieces of jewelry you would like to have diamonds in them. Of course one of your biggest considerations is the price and one huge factor that will affec
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Weighing 621.35 g (3,106.75 carats), The Cullinan diamond is considered as the biggest diamond ever found, or at the very least, the biggest rough gem-quality diamond ever discovered. It was named for Sir Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the Premier Diamond Mining Company in a small South African town
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When buying jewelry adorned with different gemstones, an important determining factor in its price is the carat of the stones. There are jewelry pieces that come with a single gemstone and there are those that come with several small stones. Perhaps the most popular stone where carat is given muc
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Because of their rarity, beauty, hardness and the rich folklore that surround them, people of all cultures throughout the ages have sought and treasured certain precious gemstones. Large, naturally occurring gemstones are extremely rare. The larger the gemstone, the more expensive it is. Of all the
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They say that diamonds are forever. Perhaps this is why jewelries adorned with these gemstones come with a steep price tag. After all, you will be paying for something that will last you a lifetime and your next generation’s lifetime, and the next and the next. With their excellent quality,
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At various times in their lives, most people have shopped for jewelry either as gifts for themselves or for their loved ones. For those who are not so familiar with precious gemstones or gemology terms, the task of finding the right jewelry for your budget could be quite daunting. For in
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