In today’s English citrine as a colour is mostly confined to the contexts of (1) gemstones, including quartz, and (2) some animal and plant names. E.g., the citrine wagtail (Motacilla citreola), an Asian bird species with golden-yellow plumage. 5-Garnet Credit: GIA Color: Light ...
Quartz has great economic importance. Many varieties are gemstones, includingamethyst,citrine,smoky quartz, androse quartz.Sandstone, composed mainly of quartz, is an important building stone. Large amounts of quartzsand(also known as silica sand) are used in the manufacture ofglassand ceramics and...
Other trade names for sub-varieties and hybrid varieties of garnet gemstones include: Demantoid, melanite, topazolite, color-change garnet, hessonite garnet, hydrogrossular garnet, leuco garnet, Mali garnet, rhodolite garnet, umbalite garnet, star garnet, tsavorite garnet, chrome pyrope and malaya ...
shoes were decorated with gold and silver buckles and real or imitation gemstones. In America, women’s dress shoes copied those in France and England and were made of brocade and had a French heel and usually a buckle; to protect the shoe, an overshoe, called apatten, often of the same...
Similar to the graduated necklace, the riviere is made up of increasingly smaller gemstones, starting from the center towards the clasp. The stones are closely knit side by side so that any strands are hidden and it seems to be a mysteriously, magically untethered ring of jewels. ...
Gemstones are Large Crystals Mathier/iStock/Getty Images The most beautiful jewelry often features gemstones, and most gemstones come from underground rock formations. Pressure and heat cause fluids to crystallize in different ways, leading to the formation of such gemstones as onyx, ruby, sapphire ...
reddish-orange color. This warm hue is due to the presence of iron and manganese within the stone's chemical composition. The name "hessonite" likely comes from the Greek word "hesson," meaning "inferior," possibly referencing its similarity to other, more valuable orange gemstones like topaz....
This map shows Earth's topography using brown contour lines with a contour interval of 20 feet. Roads, place names, streams and other features are also shown. Areas on the map where the brown contour lines are close together have steep slopes. Areas where the contour lines are spaced far ...
Tourmaline is one of the most colorful gemstones in the world , with a wider range of colors than any other gemstone. It can be found in ev...
It is not made by using metal but glistening rhinestones to give a peppy princess looks. Stones of various colors are used in this necklace, and you can get one necklace bedecked with multi-colored gemstones. When and how to wear a Princess necklace: ...