Humans have always been appreciating and valuing the beauty and uniqueness of gemstones.  They are valued because of their impressive colors, durability, hidden energies and rarity. Because of these very qualities, they retain higher monetary value and being used in decorative items and jewelry for centuries.

They are named as jewels, gems or gemstones, as they are just human concepts, they don’t have any specific geological or scientific definition.

Different kinds of gems are being widely used in many different kinds of jewelries these days. Women love gems, and often look for such gemstone jewelry that can go nicely with their attire. Men usually wear them because of their healing powers.

When different gemstones like sapphire, diamonds, rubies and lapis lazuli are jutted in precious metals like silver, gold and platinum, they look really impressive and represent the aesthetic sense and taste of the wearer.

Though different kinds of gemstone jewelry have been ruling on the heart of men and women for quite some time, things have changed quite a lot these days, and now people’s preferences have also changed. Now they look for jewelry that is consisted of only gold, silver and platinum and they like to adore these metals with embedded gemstones, however, the jewelry that made of only and only gemstones without any precious metal is not quite popular these days in many such parts of the world as are reckoned the hub of jewelry trends.

All gemstones are beautiful, but all are not expensive, and many of them are available quite an affordable prices that can serve your purpose best if you can’t afford some really expensive jewelry. Gemstones jewelry or to be more exact semi-precious gemstone jewelry can get immense popularity if it is offered with reasonable price tags and people are told about the  hidden powers which usually associated with these stones.

These days all we want to look like our favorite celebrities, and no matter whether it’s about dressing or jewelry, it becomes a fashion or trend what they wear and use. Many different celebrities of showbiz and sports have been playing an important in the popularity of different kinds of jewelry. The gemstone jewelry, which these celebrities often seem to use, has become quite popular among the people. So, celeb-power can also play a great role in the popularity of gemstone jewelry.

Different varieties of gemstones have been identified, and they have also been divided into many different categories, so a collector or gem enthusiast can easily add some spice in his/her list of collection. Usually gemstones are divided into precious and semi precious categories, but some of them have such a composition and structure that it becomes quite difficult to classify them. But most of them can be easily classified and here are some well known kinds of precious and semi precious gemstones.

Diamond:

Diamond is no doubt the king of the gemstone kingdom which has been ruling not only on gemstones world, but also on human hearts for quite some time. Diamond is also quite well known as the hardest natural substance. It’ s the most precious gemstone in the world at present.

Chrysoberyl:

Chrysoberyl is also quite well known for its hardness that has higher quantities of beryllium in it. Apparently, it’s a nice looking gemstone that offers green and yellow shades, and they also have the tendency to change colors in different kinds of light. Alexandrite and Cat’s eye are to well known chrysoberyls that are widely used in different kinds of jewelry.

Quartz: Quartz is considered the most common type of mineral in the world. It is available in a wide range of colors. Quartz is abundantly found, but it is still reckoned a valuable gemstone and the reason is that it’s quite hard to find flawless and perfect quartz to use in jewelry and other decorative items.

Corundum:

Corundum is known as the second hardest gemstone in the world. Corundum is reckoned a composition of different trace minerals and aluminum oxide. Different kinds of corundum take their form because of the trace minerals. Sapphires and rubies are two popular examples of this kind of stone.

Aside from these well-known gemstones, many other precious and semi precious gemstone including beryl, jade, feldspar, lapis lazuli, topaz, peridot are being widely used in different decorative items and jewelry.

Some organic gemstones are also quite well known for their matchless beauty and rich colors pearls and amber are two well known examples of these organic gemstones which do not occur in mineral source, but have an organic source instead. Various kinds of organic gemstones are being widely used in different kinds of jewelry and other decorative items.

Lapis Mosaic Tiles

More often lapis lazuli tiles are handmade and that’s why a slight difference in their texture and color can often be seen. One must inspect these tiles before their installment to some place.

In the past various civilization have been using this stone of azure for various purposes. Some have been reckoning it the stone of peace, harmony, and tranquility, while others were of the view that it could intensify sexual desires. Similarly, we have also heard that beauty queen Cleopatra used its pulverized form as eyeshade and some great spiritual leaders would use lapis lazuli for better meditation and its associated healing powers. Lapis lazuli was also used for medicinal purposes and often used for the treatment of fever, weakness, and to strengthen legs and arms.

 In middle ages, lapis lazuli became an essential part of paintings because of its vivid blue pigment that often expressed the true energy of blue colors and showed it quite prominently in the pictures. As we know well that lapis lazuli is known for its elegant blue color, as blue can be seen at its best in this stone.

These days Lapis lazuli is being used in beads, jewelry items and many other decorative items. Lapis Lazuli is available in different shapes and its tiles have become a part and parcel in many homes who like to give a true blue touch to their surroundings. Now a large number of houses are decorating their walls, bathrooms, pools, fountains and floors with this stone.  Now the trend of lapis lazuli furniture is also emerging in some parts of the world and in many houses various furniture items made of this stone can be seen. No doubt, this furniture seems to give a real blue artistic touch to your home with all its liveliness and vividness.

Lapis for meditation

Many people are of the view that the benefits of wearing this stone are endless, and they also associate some other benefits with it including improvement in psychics’ abilities, treating melancholy and some types of fever. It has also been found effective in relieving pain and melancholy.

Catholic rosary beads, Christian cross, Catholic rosary beads and rabbit foot are some widely used amulets these days, and it has been observed that now people’s preferences have changed a lot in this connection. Now there are only few who look for things like lapis lazuli or some other such stone to get succeeded in their various purposes and contrarily these stones have been replaced by some other metallic stuff and tattoos that are reckon quite effective to keep evil spirits away and enhance mental and physical capabilities.

But still there are many who seem to believe in the healing powers of different precious and semi precious gemstones to make the most of their associated powers and get their desired set objects that need enhanced powers and these are their fortune bringing gemstones which can provide this power to them.

Amethyst, Quartz, lapis lazuli, rubies and sapphire are some gemstones that are quite well known for their healing and meditating powers. These stones are used in beads, necklaces, rings and other such stuff that can be easily worn. All these stones have their specific spiritual and healing properties and they have been considered precious almost throughout all the ages of human civilizations.

When it comes to healing and meditating powers of these stones, Lapis lazuli or the blue stone seems to have par excellence in almost each and every aspect. The healing and mediating powers of lapis lazuli have been associated with it for centuries, and even today there are considerable number of people who believe in the amazing healing and meditating powers of this stone. 

These people are of the view that lapis lazuli has the powers to give them the ability of clear thinking and better meditation. But the question rises whether Lapis lazuli really has such powers or it is nothing but superstitions and wrong beliefs of these people. Well, on scientific basis, it is said that lapis lazuli doesn’t have any such power, but those who are not willing to accept that scientific statement say that there are lots of such things as can’t be proven scientifically, but these things exist and the same is true about the healing and meditating powers of lapis lazuli.

It has been described in chapter 140th of the Book of the Dead, when the stone is used in round shape jutted in gold, this great amulet can really give the wearers some extra-ordinary powers.

Nearly more than 6000 nice looking lapis lazuli statuettes of different objects like birds, beads, rodents, deer, dishes and cylinder seals were found in the Ur Sumerian tombs. It is said these objects were brought there from northern Afghanistan.

The stone was also considered a form of sapphire in old days and different prominent personalities like kings, queens and spiritual heads reckoned it a nice stone to express royal splendor and glory.

In Romans the lapis lazuli was considered a powerful stone to intensify sexual desires and they often used that stone to be sexually potent. In some other civilizations of the world, lapis lazuli was regarded as the stone of friendship, love and tranquility.

In Middle Ages, this concept was in rife that the stone had the power to keep arms and legs strong and healthy and keep the soul free of fears, errors and envy. Similarly, the stone was also used for medicinal purposes and given to the patients with fever, cramps, boils and ulcers. It was also used in paintings for rich deep blue color.

When it comes to modern day use of this stone with splendid past, one thing is easily observable that it doesn’t have the same glory and reverence that given to it in the past. No doubt, there are still many who believe in the healing power of this stone, but mostly it’s being used for decorative purposes and jewelry these days. These days lapis lazuli tiles are used for interior decoration of homes. It can be said that now some other stones serve as the first preference of a large number of stone lovers, but still lapis lazuli is the stone that gives blue its true shade. No doubt, in this stone we can see blue at its best.

Gemstones have been using in jewelry and other ornamentation for centuries. Gemstones always have a great amount of attraction in themselves for the people in almost every part of the world. Below is a list of some well-known gemstones with their brief description:

Agate

A kind of chalcedony quartz (a translucent or grayish form of quartz) and it takes a nice shape in concentric layers in a very wide range of colors and look.

Amethyst

It is considered one of the most precious gemstones in the group of quartz. A wide range of colors from deep reddish to pale lilac is found in it.

Ametrine

A kind of quartz that is found in a group of yellow and purple it is somewhat a mixture of the colors of amethyst and citrine.

Almandine Garnet

It is considered the most common garnet and found in purplish red and dark brownish .It has a noteworthy hardness and brilliance in itself.

Amazonite

It was named after the Amazon River in Brazil but it is very astonishing that no deposits of   Amazonite are found there, a kind of green microcline gemstone and a silica mineral as well.

Andalusite

When it is examined from different angles, it gives different colors, a strong pleiochroic gem.

Apatite

A rare gemstone that is available in jewelry store but once in a blue moon .It has different colors and shapes and it’s always admired by the collectors

Azotic Topaz

While applying a tech process to colorless topaz, Azotic Topaz was developed by a company and we name it “Azotic” after the company who introduced that process.

Aquamarine

There is a stunning rang of blue colors is found in it and it is known as a cousin of emerald .It is also colored with hinted amounts of iron.

Andesine-Labradorite

Andesine-Labradorite is found in different varieties of color like red, yellow, green and champagne.

Beryl

When it’s about importance, Beryl excels as a gem mineral and it includes emerald, heliodor, morganite and aquamarine.

Citrine

Citrine is a French word for lemon, this gem is found in a yellow to gold and orange brown colors of transparent quartz.

Chrysoberyl

This graceful gemstone deserves a lot but it is not as well known as it must be. Besides an awesome luster it also has a very good hardness around 8.5 on the Mohs scale.

Diamond

Diamond is the most famous gemstone in almost every part of the world that needs not any introduction. It is matchless in hardness, high refractive index and dispersion.

Emerald

One of the most precious stones in beryl group that has an astonishing green color that is quite rare in any other available gem.

Lapis Lazuli

It has been used in jewelry and other ornaments for more than 6500 years. Its deep blue color never allows the observers to heed anything else except its beauty. Its healing power has been confirmed by many spiritual leaders and doctors of medicine.

After getting an excellent polish Lapis can be shaped into jewelry, boxes, vases, carvings, mosaic and many ornaments. They are also used in architecture to clad the walls and columns of churches and palaces. It can be molded in various shapes and cuts and mostly it is used in ring stones, bracelets beads, sculptures and many other ornamental objects.

Its unique blue color always has a great amount of attraction. The fabulous sky-blue turquoise is considered lapis lazuli’s cousin. Lapis lazuli is a soft and sensitive stone that can’t put up with high pressure temperature and household chemicals.

Moss Opal

It’s a milky white non-crystalline silica gemstone with exclusive addition of the green variety of amphibole in moss resembling molds.

Mystic Topaz

Mystic Topaz is an emblem of a high tech development process that is steady and stable.

Moonstone

It’s a mixture of albite and orthoclase set in layers that ground the lovely luster. It exhibits an eye-catching four-rayed star and cat’s eye effect.

Onyx

Onyx is the black cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

Opal

Opal is considered unique more than any other gem it’s also the most delicate gem that is commonly worn and it requires a lot of care to insure its longer life.

Peridot

An idiochromatic gem belongs to forsterite-fayalite mineral series that is a part of olivine group. In an idiochromatic gem, color appears in the basic chemical mixing of the minerals not from insignificant impurities.

Quartz

Quartz is one of the most frequently found minerals on the earth its many forms like citrine, amethyst, and ametrine are very famous in the world of gems.

Ruby

With a rating of nine, Ruby is the second hardest substance on the Mohs scale. It’s a red variety of corundum and a great combination of hardness, deep color and glossy shine that makes it a real valuable gemstone all around the world.

Sapphire

Sapphire is placed at No.2 among the four most precious gemstones. In hardness on other gemstone but diamond can excel Sapphire.

Topaz

A high refractive index and exceptional hardness make this gem a real stylishness of the nature. Topaz is found in many colors but its blue form is very popular all-around the world. There are many beautiful colors found like pink, yellow, peach, golden, green ,red and brown and it has an uncanny knack to touch viewer’s heart in its elegant  color and gleam.

The origin of the word topaz can be traced in Sanskrit word “Tapas” that means fire.

Tourmaline

It is one of the most versatile gems that is found almost in every color .It exhibits a wide range of tones from pallid to dark and also can appear in different color in the same stone.

Tanzanite

It’s a kind of zoisite that has color range from blue to purple and green .The highly demanded color is the deep blue which gives a purplish hue around it.

Some other graceful gemstone

Many other gemstones like Chalcedony, Rutile Quartz, Chrome Tourmaline, Sphene, Spinel, Spodumene, Fire Opal, Fluorite, Garnet, Hiddenite, Imperial Topaz Iolite, Jadeite, Jasper, Tsavorite Garnet, Kyanite and Zircon are also widely used in different decorative items and jewelry and all have some unique elegance in them as differentiate them from other gemstones.

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Usually, different kinds of gem polishing compounds are used for different kinds of stones. You must make it certain before buying any gem polishing tool or abrasive that it cleans you specific kind of gems. An abrasive or polish that works well with diamond may not work with amethyst.

Before searching your gem polishing tools online, you must know your options as they gem polishing equipments are supplied in various ways.

1. Purchase compounds and polishing abrasives.
2. For machine polishing or for hand polishing, you must try to find gem polishing pads.
3. Always try to buy such jewelry cleaner as clean jewelry with the power of water.

First step

While cleaning jewelry and other gems, your first step is to find the products for the best cleaning. These products are abrasive or gem polishing which you can use with hand or machine.

Get right wipes, cloths and abrasives

To offer a polishing with hand .usually, softer polishing touches are made and different soft clothes and mild abrasives are used for this purpose while for the huge dirty material you must buff with a cloth to get fine finish.

Polishing with polisher machines

Jewelry steamers, gem polishers are some other items besides abrasive materials to clean gem stones. You right steam machine can help your gems to avoid harsh abrasives. So, try to offer such task with polisher machines.

These are some available treatments that can give a new look your gems forever with great luster and impressive cleaning. Secondly, this is not a difficult and expensive way to keep your jewelry and other gems clean as most of these gem polishes and abrasives are easily available in the market at a very reasonable price. So, it was never as easier to give a new shine and look to your gems as it’s now because you can get these materials easily and at best affordable cost.

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The first and foremost rule is to keep the gemstones clean. Usually, in rings   soap and dust collect behind the stone and the best way to clean it is soaking it in water and applies a mild soap and a soft toothbrush can also be used in this connection.

The gemstones which are considered the hardest may become vulnerable to breakage if they are included something that makes the crystal structure cracked.

Diamonds are counted as the hardest but still they shatter in to pieces if a well-placed blow is offered. Rubies and sapphire too are the toughest but they also face the similar fate if the right below at right place is given to them.

Ultrasonic cleaner is not a right choice for your gem and you must consider a lot before putting gems in it. This can be useful for rubies, diamonds and sapphires but not for many other gems and must leave it whenever you are in doubt. A large number of diamonds, rubies and sapphires that are single crystal gems can be cleaned with a touch of ammonia in water.

Intensive care is required for opaque gemstones like lapis lazuli, malachite and turquoise and you must avoid ultrasonic cleaner and ammonia or some other chemical solution to apply on them. You can just use a moist cloth to clean these gems.

As these materials are mostly rocks and that is why these materials need more care than transparent gemstones. You may have observed when rock is put in water, it begins to absorb water and gets moist but when some gemstone is consisted of a single crystal, it can’t absorb water as there is no room in them that allows water to enter in them.

Intensive care is required to keep opals and they are avoided from ultrasonic, ammonia, heat and strong light that may dry out its water.

Many organic gems including pearls, amber, and coral should be   cleaned just with a moist cloth. As these gems have an organic nature, they are prone to absorbing moisture and often are soft. The gemstone must be kept away from different chemicals that are found hairspray, cosmetics or in perfumes.

You must keep your gemstones in different small pouches separately in the same or different jewelry boxes. The different items of gold, silver or platinum can scratch the gems and make them spoil.

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There are different ranges of color available in rubies and they are from pale pinkish red to dark reddish-brown and most of them can be mistaken for garnet. Their prices depend mostly on their color, cutting, transparency, and settings.

Ruby that I have is medium pinkish-red that has very good clarity and transparency. It was tensely set in the ring to view the stone from all the angles.  If you view that from top, it would appear redder in color and bit silky as well and when you will view it from the side, it appears pinkish and feels entirely transparent.

The rubies that are considered the most precious are deep red in color and they also have some inclusions just like Burmese ruby. Many people believe that they are the most beautiful gemstones in the world. No doubt, they are beautiful but they are equally expensive or to be more exact the most expensive gems in the world. They are smaller in size and only few can be seen in a size of above two carats and their cost sometimes reaches into millions of dollars.

Many rubies that are seen in stores and jewelry shops are often heated to enhance the depth of their color. But we must also keep in mind that most of available gemstones in the market are synthetic or lab created and they are only experts who can judge precisely whether they are authentic or lab created.

Mostly rubies are found in Thailand and they have a stunning deep bloodish hue and most of these rubies are brown and skew very dark red.

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To gauge the hardness or resistance against scratch of many minerals, German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs developed a scale in 1822 and later this scale was named as Moh’s scale. This scale was based on ten readily available minerals. Moh scale is a position showing scale and you have to put two minerals on comparison to know what mineral is comparatively hard.

On this scale diamond and corundum are rated at ten that prove that they have the ability to scratch all other listed gems: while topaz at nine, quartz at eight, orthoclase at seven, apatite at six, fluorite at 5, calcite at four, gypsum at third, and talc at second .This list shows that topaz has the ability to scratch all these gems that have lower ratings than topaz while it can be scratched by diamond or corundum.

It is worth mentioning that Mohs scale only gives relative measurement as it can’t tell anything about how much harder diamond is than other gemstones like topaz or quartz.

It is not right to judge the durability of the gemstone only through its hardness; just hardness can’t be a proof of some gemstone’s durability.  For instance, a perfect cleavage is found in the diamond which means it can be broken with a single waft. The same is the case with topaz which is another very hard gem.

Ruby and sapphire are not as hard as diamond but they have no cleavage and the same quality is found in spinal and quartz. Some other gems like emerald are quite hard but they have internal cleavages that often filled by polishing and oiling. Contrarliy, some gems like jade are not hard enough but still very tough due to their specific crystal structure.

Stability is another thing to measure durability. The tendency of a material to be altered as a reaction of heat, light or chemicals is counted as its stability. Some gemstones like aquamarine and peridot must not be contacted with acids. Similarly some gemstones like kunzite, hiddentie and brownish-yellow topaz fade when they are exposed to the sun for long periods of time. Some gems that surround water like opals have the tendency to become crack and dehydrated.

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