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Fashion

Anything to do with making, designing or appreciating clothing of the prevailing trends.

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cleavage

Fashion; General jewelry

The plane of weakness of some gems where they will split apart with smooth surfaces. Gems with perfect cleavage are likely to break when being cut or faceted.

color

Fashion; General jewelry

Used in the evaluation of a gem. The quality of a gem can based on either the presence or the absence of color.

color change

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Color change gems change color due to changing light conditions (such as alexandrite or color change sapphire) or when viewed from different angles (such as andalusite or iolite).

concave cut

Fashion; General jewelry

Traditional gem facets are flat or two-dimensional. Concave cutting creates facets that are curved or three-dimensional. These curved facets refract more of the ambient light and ...

crown

Fashion; General jewelry

The top of a gemstone above the girdle.

copper-bearing

Fashion; General jewelry

Gemstones that contain traces of copper are very rare and typically have a intense blue, blue-green or violet color. There was considerable excitement in the gem world when the ...