subject: Www.aypearl.com Introduces You Gemstone Enhancements And Care [print this page] Gemstones have been enhanced through various methods for hundreds of years. An average stone can be treated and enhanced into a beautiful and nearly perfect gem by a skillful lapidary. Sometimes, the application of enhancements like simple heat or more advanced procedures, their beauty is revealed.
Those enhancements are common, accepted, and even expected in the gemstone jewelry industry. Enhancements also help determine how to best care for your gemstones. Here we take several gem stones as examples:
*Quartz, usually used to be dyed to change its original color, normal care is ok.
*Amber is often heated to create color, it is very soft, so be mindful of scratching., avoid abrasives, ultrasonic, solvents and heat, requires gentle handling.
*Emerald, fracture filled with oil or resin to improve clarity and appearance, avoid extreme heat, temperature changes, steaming, chemicals and ultrasonic cleaners. Avoid jeweler's torch and recutting.
*Ruby is usually heated to improve color and clarity, normal care is ok
*Blue sapphire is usually heated to improve color and clarity, normal care is ok.
While some stones like peridot and various garnets are usually not enhanced, many others are sometimes, regularly, or even always enhanced. And even the same kind of gem can be cutting or treating in various ways, so people who hold gem jewelry needs to know the enhancement procedures and maintain your jewelry properly. Follow the correct maintenance tips will make your jewelry shiny on you all the times.
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