7 Terms
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General jewelry
open shank
Jewelry; General jewelry
When the shanks, or sides, of the ring split along the side and are open to the back.
step design
Jewelry; General jewelry
The step design resembles a pyramid. Either the ring features stones that have been set in the step design or the ring's feature stone has been cut with this design.
stack rings
Jewelry; General jewelry
Rings that are designed to be stacked one upon the other on the same finger. Often these rings will feature a curved band or a three dimensional design that may overlap one of the adjacent rings. ...
birefraction
Jewelry; General jewelry
The difference between the lowest and highest refractive indices in doubly refractive gemstones.
pleochroic
Jewelry; General jewelry
Term used to describe a gem that appears two or more different colors or shades when viewed from different directions.
