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Jewelry
Articles made from precious metals and often set with gemstones that are worn on the body for personal adornment.
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cubic zirconia
Fashion; General jewelry
A lab created diamond simulant, often abbreviated as CZ. While CZ is a transparent stone, trace elements can be added to the manufacturing process, producing a wide range of ...
culet
Fashion; General jewelry
he lowest part of a gemstone. This looks the tip or point of the stone.
demantoid
Fashion; General jewelry
emantoid is a rare and valuable andradite garnet. It exhibits a range of greens from dull to bright emerald green and on rare occasions displays yellow. On Mohs scale of hardness, ...
density
Fashion; General jewelry
The ratio of a gemstone when compared to the weight of an equal volume of water. This means how heavy a gemstone is compared to the same volume of water. Also known as "specific ...
diamond cut
Fashion; General jewelry
Also known as the Brilliant Cut, the style of cutting a stone with multiple facets to maximize brilliance. Modern round brilliant cuts have 58 facets.
dichroism
Fashion; General jewelry
term meaning the ability of some gems to display a second shade of the same color when viewed from a different angle. A dichroscope can see this change, and is used for ...
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