Where colored stones are concerned, categorization on the basis of clarity is a little different from diamonds. In an earlier post we discussed various clarity issues related to colored gemstones. Read the rest of this entry »

Clarity refers to the presence, or rather, the absence of internal (inclusions) or external (blemishes) flaws. Flawless colored stones are probably harder to find than flawless diamonds, but flawlessness is not fussed about as much in the case of colored stones as diamonds simply because flaws don’t show themselves as much in the former. And this is a continual attribute, meaning that the lighter the stone, the more the clarity required. Read the rest of this entry »

Things that a Jewelry Loupe can tell you:

With time and effort, you will start enjoying using the jewelry loupe – not just the playing-with-it part, but also the amount of information a jewelry loupe gives you. A seasoned professional in this jewelry business, using a jewelry loupe, can tell you if a gemstone is natural, a synthetic, or a piece of glass and if it is natural, then make out characteristic flaws – inclusions and blemishes, pertaining to the gemstone. Read the rest of this entry »

All right, let’s get down to jewelry business. You are examining a gemstone that interests you for flaws and in doing so you need to use an instrument called a Jewelry Loupe. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are the steps you will follow in order to Evaluate, Examine, Select & Care Gemstones. You probably don’t know yet what you are looking for and what you are not looking for. Don’t worry, just follow me through this: Read the rest of this entry »