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Friday, June 25, 2010

Gemstones

You Must Know Some Facts
By Victor Thomas


Gemstones are used for making attractive ornaments. You may watch certain gemstone advertisements in the media. Most of the ads will confuse you by using distinct terms like natural gemstones, synthetic gemstones, simulated gemstones or combination of these confused terms. But in fact there are only 3 types of gemstones used in the UK. They are natural gemstones, genuine gemstones and synthetic gemstones.

* Natural gemstones are a gift of nature. They can be obtained only from nature without the interference of human beings. It is tough to afford these natural gemstones as they are very expensive.
* Genuine gemstones are stones which have to be undergone some process to improve its outlook. Most of the natural gemstones are treated for enhancing their appearance. Treated gemstones have known by the name of genuine gemstones.
* Synthetic Gemstones are made by human beings within a laboratory. They look similar to the natural stones. Even experts may feel difficult to differentiate this synthetic gemstones form the natural gemstones.


Price Tag

Demand and supply of gemstones are the two main factors which determine its price. As natural gemstones are very rare to get they cost too high. But the quality is incomparable. The only option is to get synthetic gemstones as they are comparatively cheap than natural gemstones. There are various versions can be obtained from the UK markets. Older synthetic gemstones were simple in its looks and they were imperfect in their shapes. But now synthetic gemstones are as same as natural gemstones. Gemologist or expert jeweler can detect them by analysis.

Shopping tips to get perfect gemstones

1. Go for a reputed jewellery shop or to a widely popular manufacturer for purchasing gemstones.
2. Verify your doubts regarding the quality of the stone before you pay for the stone.
3. Compare prices with multiple shops.
4. Get the details about the components.
5. Select the colour of the gemstone before you go for shopping.
6. Check the label whether it is a natural gemstone or a synthetic stone.
7. Always fix your budget earlier when you plan to buy a stone.

Make use these tips when you go for shopping for buying gemstones.



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