A trip out into Nature can make for an excellent ritual when preparing to clean your crystals. These sources of water provide an untouched gift from Mother Nature herself. They maintain their sacred energetic properties, which can otherwise be altered or even destroyed after being placed into mode...
Type I: Usually Eye-Clean Eye-clean means that you can’t see inclusions with the naked eye. Gemstones that are typically eye-clean include aquamarine, morganite and tanzanite. Type II: Usually Included Gemstones that are expected to have visible inclusions include rubies, sapphires, peridot...
In the latest episode of “My Next Question,” expert curators and savvy Instagram sellers Elizabeth Potts of The Moonstoned and Mia Graffam of Fare Well Fine Jewelry share their consumer insights, like what people are buying, as well as tips and tricks to selling through social...
Is pyrite used for jewelry? Pyrite is more commonly known as fool's gold and is familiar to nearly every mineral collector. It has been used for centuries both in jewelry and as an ore of iron. “Marcasite” stones in jewelry are frequently pyrite, since the latter is more stable. Does...
Patterns inside the Crystals tend to be very clean and precise, with smooth edges. Extraneous lines, dots, or markings that do not seem to belong should be considered suspicious. Crystals that are faked often have these same patterns inside, but they will look much more crude and imperfect. ...
To improve adherence. (Dust and dirt interfere with the plated metals adhering to the jewelry piece.) To keep the plating tanks free of contaminants. Step 2: Cleaning After the surface is prepared, and a visual inspection is done, electrocleaning, ultrasonic cleaning, or steaming, usually takes...