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Engagement Rings With Colorful Gemstone
The traditional engagement ring, diamond in many countries. There was a wide range of diamonds, was a big advertising campaign, developed by De Beers diamond syndicate confirmed to associate with love and marriage.
But there are some indications that the diamond ring tradition to fade and many couples, the study of alternatives began to think about marriage. The reasons for change are many, even in economically difficult times, the bad publicity about blood diamonds and the perceived lack of individuality diamonds.
Colored stones are an attractive alternative to diamond engagement rings because of the wide range of colors and many different styles, sizes and prices. Celebrities also contribute to a colored stone engagement rings a fashion trend.
The most famous case is the blue sapphire and diamond ring that Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announced their engagement in 1981. Prince Andrew, the younger brother of Prince Charles and his fiancee, Sarah Ferguson also gave an engagement ring with a colored gemstone in 1986 – a pigeon blood rubies.
So much for the jewelry industry is not very enthusiastic about marketing colored gemstones for engagement rings. Retail jewelers are knowledgeable about diamonds, but less familiar with colored gems.
The diamond industry would undoubtedly prefer the status quo. Not all types of colored gemstones are ideal for an engagement ring, worn every day.
The top choices, based on the hardness and durability, Ruby and Sapphire. Fine colored gemstones can be found in a variety of cuts and sizes. Although Rubies are always red (or pink-red), sapphires in various colors including blue, green, yellow and pink found.
Sapphire: A Gemstone For Purity And Wisdom
All corundum (aluminum oxide) that are not red sapphire. The word sapphire comes from the Greek “sappheiros means blue. But not only in sapphire blue. May sapphires yellow, green, brown, purple or pink, depending on the presence of different minerals. This way, the presence of chromium pink sapphire and the presence of iron produces yellow and green sapphires.
Sapphires are found primarily in Sri Lanka, India and Burma. Indian sapphires come from Kashmir. You are cornflower blue and is regarded as the finest blue sapphires. Sri Lankan sapphires are the most common and usually mild to moderate blue. The majority of fancy-colored sapphires in jewelry industry in Sri Lanka.
The most common of these fancy sapphires are yellow or pink gold. Sapphires are also found in Thailand and Australia, and they are dark in color. The sapphire is produced by an attractive metallic blue. China, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria have recently been a source of sapphires.
Most of the sapphire gemstones sold today have their color, usually by heating. The purpose of the thermal treatment is to enrich the color and brightness of the stone. Depending on the starting material and the type of heating, the heat treatment of gemstones produced a long series of results.
Colorless or light rock would be after the passage through the heat without the presence of oxygen, enough blue. Most yellow sapphires are treated in this way. Sapphires are of great importance in ancient societies. Although sapphires come in a variety of colors, blue is traditionally the most popular and valuable.
The blue sapphire gem was widely used in jewelry of the royal family and was considered the most appropriate stone for ecclesiastical rings. Stones are considered beautiful, rare and durable. The beauty of a gemstone is subject to time. Sapphire is also the basis for the fifth birthday and 45 years. A pearl jewelry that can be a great birthday present this year.