Are you fond of jewelries and love to flaunt them? Get to know a little bit more about the gemstones that adorns your jewels. Gemstones are composed of various rocks and elements. Unprocessed stones are polished, cut, and faceted and then they are given the name of gemstones. Gemstones can be classified in various ways as follows-

– On the basis of the constituent element. E.g. rubies are composed of aluminum and diamonds are composed of carbon.
– On the basis of shapes of stones. E.g. cubic, trigonal, monoclinic etc
– On the basis of mineral species. E.g. beryl mineral species includes such gemstones as emerald, aquamarine, bixbite, heliodor, and moeganite.

A variety of gemstones are available in the market. Gemstones are available not only in the three primary colors of green, blue and red but also in various other hues.

Look Alike Gemstones

There are hundreds of gemstones that have corresponding look-alike in the wide variety of colors accessible. For instance take the following cases: in the realm of red gemstones you can find ruby, blistering jewelry like rubellite tourmaline, red spinel, red beryl and rhodolite garnet. If you are searching for blue gemstones you can try out tanzanite, sapphire, iolite, benitoite and indicolite tourmaline among others. Each of these gemstones has unique characteristics of its own. Tsavorite garnet, emerald and chrome tourmaline falls in the realm of green gemstones. Tsavorite garnet is very much similar to the clean green shadow of the bright green. On the other hand peridot and chrome tourmaline have an attractive yellowish green tinge.

Buying Gemstones

Before you purchase gems you must consider various things. For instance consider the sturdiness of gems. Not all gems are meant to be used for the same purpose. Studier ones and the lighter and more delicate ones can’t be used for the same purpose. For instance burgundy is not as sturdy as ruby but can be effectively used in charms and rings. Tourmaline is not as durable as ruby, therefore should be used keeping this characteristic in mind. Delicate and soft stones like benitoite, tanzanite and iolite should be handled with greater care and are best suited for making pendants. Navy gemstones are best suited for trinkets and necklaces. Apart from the precious gemstones you can also avail of semi precious gemstones. If your funds are constrained you can opt for the semiprecious gemstones. These are easily available at your local jeweler’s and you can use it to make rings. Though the semi precious stones are not as attractive as the precious gemstones, they are not exactly cheap looking either. Find an attractive one that suits your taste.

Gemstones- Original Vs. Fake

Purchasing gemstones can be quite a harrowing task. If you are not mindful and cannot tell the difference from one gemstone to the next then the chances of your being duped is very high. There is no dearth of unscrupulous dealers who can resort to fraudulent practices and give you inferior quality gems at the price of the original one. Thus it is very important that you buy gemstones only from a goldsmith and authorized gold dealers.

Author Bio: Simon Johnnson is the director of content for Executive Gift Shoppe. They feature a large selection of unique gifts such as money clips, pocket watches and cufflinks.

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