Uncut Rubies and Emeralds.how do you work with them and tell how valuable they are?
I’ve recently come into about 10,000 carats of uncut gems and I’m trying to figure out how to get the most out of them. The info I’ve come across so far tells me to clean and tumble them first and then inspect them for value but I’m not sure if this is the right [...]
I’ve got some rough gems I need to sell.I need help?
I found a .36 carat diamond at the crater of diamonds in Arkansasa few years ago; I have about 3 pounds of rough emeralds, 2-3 pounds of rubies and saphires, and 1 pound of garnet. How much do you think I could sell all this for (per carat, or per a thousand carats) on [...]
Fact About Rubies
Rubies range in color from a very pale pinkish red to a very dark reddish-brown that can be easily mistaken for garnet. Their color, along with their cut, clarity, transparency, and setting most often effects how their pricing. The most highly prized rubies are commonly of deep red. They are considered to be the most beautiful [...]
Metals Used In Gemstone Jewelry – Value, Durability, And Care
osing gemstone jewelry, most buyers tend to focus their attention on the stone along. Precious or semi-precious, single or multiple, transparent or opaque…the questions attached to a purchase of gemstone are endless. But while buying gemstone jewelry ? whether a gemstone ring, earrings or even a gemstone beads necklace ? the metal used must be [...]
Colored Gem Price Factors Explained – Sapphire And Ruby
marvelous pieces of jewelry that need no description at all. These fabulous and sparkling jewelry items simply make up the day of the wearer at any party or occasion. But, do you know how priceless these gems are? Do you really know! Men or women love to adorn them in their pendants, rings, nose rings [...]
Sapphires, Rubies, And Emeralds: How Colored Gemstones Are Valued
The colors of the rainbow caught forever in glittering jewels that take your breath away. Colored gemstones can rival diamonds for their beauty but how are they valued?Even though sapphires, rubies and emeralds differ in color and weight for example, there is a consistency in how they are valued. And that includes lesser known gemstones [...]
The Ruby, Emerald and Saphire
Rubies and sapphires are composed of almost pure aluminum and oxygen and are members of the corundum family. The mineral is often called a ruby when it is red and a sapphire when it is blue. The ruby and sapphire needs to be transparent or nearly so to be considered gem quality. Few are found [...]
Jewelry and Gemstone Legends and Lore
Gemstones have mesmerized and enticed people for centuries. Legends have developed throughout the world and followed these gemstones until today. These legends and stories have only served to intensify the interest with which these gemstones have been followed. Think about the image that is brought to mind when the Hope Diamond is mentioned. Many more [...]