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Colored Stone Pendants: Things to know before purchasing

Pendants have always been highly desired and demanded by women. It’s a piece of jewel that has always been in fashion. Since the introduction of color stone pendants, fashion has a new say. These pendants go along really well with all attires, and the best thing about it is that, now you can wear pendants that have the same color as your outfit; this would really accentuate the beauty and style of your entire outfit.

The different colors that are available in stone pendants can in a way reflect the passion and love that’s shared between the two lovers.

The different types that are available are:

- Aquamarine
- Topaz
- Champagne Diamond
- Citrine
- Zircon
- Pink Kunzite
- Tanzanite
- Emerald Pendants

The color stones are widely cut into a variety of shapes and proportions:

- Brilliant Cut
- Oval
- Cushion
- Pearl
- Marquise
- Emerald Cut
- Cabochon
- Mixed Cut
- Trapezoid
- Tablet Cut

White gold and sapphire pendant makes a great gift for your loved one. It has a unique charm in itself that would simply blow you off your feet.

These pendants are a reflection of how strong and intense the bond is between the couple; hence it makes a great gift on the wedding day, by the groom to his soul mate.

It’s a piece of jewel that she would cherish the rest of her life and would make you feel proud of buying it.

The colored stones are graded by their color, clarity, carat weight and cut. The color of the stone is because of the elements that are present in traces; these coloring agents that are the reasons for the color are also an essential part of the stone’s composition.

The clarity of a stone is referred to as the purity of the stone internally. It has also been noticed that sometimes unusual inclusions could enhance the desirability and value of certain stones.

So now when you go out to purchase colored stone pendants do keep in mind the color, cut, clarity and carat weight of the stone, since it would very much help you in getting the best quality color stones.

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In the world of colored gemstones it is color which matters most, and a number of gemstones with outstanding color are highly regarded despite having some fairly obvious shortcomings. Opal is a good example.

All of the opals have some gemstone characteristics which are, to be frank, less than ideal. These include softness, a tendency to dehydrate and crack, physical weakness and sensitivity to heat and chemicals. They are the most delicate gemstones commonly worn. But despite these shortcomings, they continue to be very popular because of their unique color.

The traditional precious opal, with its unique play of color, has been valued since Ancient Rome. During the Middle Ages, precious opal was regarded as especially lucky because it displayed the colors of many different gemstones. Not every culture has had the same view, however. A well-known Russian superstition associates precious opal with the evil eye.

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Like all opals, the fire opal is amorphous hydrated silicon dioxide. “Amorphous” indicates that opal has no crystalline structure; “hydrated” means that it contains water, typically from 3 to 10%. Opal is actually considered to be a kind of hardened jelly. But fire opal has some unusual characteristics not shared by other opals.

Opal is typically opaque and is cut en cabochon. Fire opal is the only kind of opal that can be transparent to translucent, and you will often find the higher-grade material cut in facets. People seeing these gems for the first time are often surprised to find out that they are opals.

The color range of fire opal can be can quite wide, and some pieces display multiple colors in a single stone. The brilliant sunny yellows are highly regarded, but it is the more saturated orange and orange-red which is especially valuable.

Fire opal is associated especially with Mexico, and is mined in the Mexican states of Queretaro, Hidalgo, Guerrero, Michoacan, Julisio, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosi. The most important mines in Queretaro were discovered in 1835 and are still producing today. Small quantities of fire opal can also be found in Oregon, USA and British Columbia, Canada.

A new deposit of fire opal has recently been found in the northeastern section of Brazil. This area produces a golden variety of fire opal that can resemble the hessonite garnet or the hyacinth zircon. It also produces the more traditional colors of red, orange and yellow.

Since fire opal has a high water content, it should be protected from heat and prolonged exposure to strong light, which could dry it out. Lapidaries cure fire opal by drying it before cutting to make reduce instability, so it is actually not that delicate. But due to its relative softness (5.5 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale), it is best suited for pendants, earrings and brooches, not rings.

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