Gemstones

Artificial and Imitation Gemstones

Synthetic Gemstones Synthetic gemstones are referring to gemstones that are made in laboratories, these gemstones have virtually the same chemical composition and crystal structure as their natural gemstones, and hence their optical and physical properties are very similar. Many gems have been synthesized in the laboratory, but only a few were produced commercially. Some synthetic […] Read more…

Rock, Mineral and Gemstone

Gemstones are the gift from nature, the formation of gemstones in the Earth’s crust takes place in a variety of rock formation. Rocks Rocks are naturally occurring aggregates of one or more minerals. There are three different types of rocks, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Igneous Rocks Igneous rocks are formed by the solidification of molten […] Read more…

gem·ol·o·gy

Gemology is the study of the technical and science aspect of gems materials and the use of these aspects for identification purposes. The word “gemology” is derived from the Latin “gemma”—a gem, and from the Greek “logos”—word or speech. The development of gemology includes two thousand years of gemstone documentations by philosophers and scientists and develops […] Read more…