When identifying a gemstone...
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can get a little confusing... to put it mildly!
old gemstone blogs
You may not know this about me, but I love sharing information about gemstones... writing about them here lets me share information that will hopefully help you become a more informed gemstone buyer.
Hope you enjoy reading these blogs!
Sally x
Category: Manmade gemstones
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So, what exactly is a gemstone?
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Search the internet for the definition of a gemstone and you’ll find many answers…
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Another new composite...
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but this one includes charoite!
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Malachite composite...
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so what exactly is this stone?
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Hmmm – blue goldstone… bit like a pink bluebell
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- do they qualify as oxymorons…?
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These red and green ‘tourmaline’
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look pretty Christmassy don’t they… sadly they aren’t really tourmaline but are synthetic quartz.
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Opalite... a gemstone...
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or is it glass...
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What exactly is 'Fordite'..
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‘Fordite’ – why the quotation marks...
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What on earth is this...
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Well, it's a stone that I love, not just for its history but for how it is made...
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Have you seen a soude emerald?
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In short... it's a composite stone – 2 or more natural or man-made materials joined together to give the appearance of a single stone. But there's far more to this stone...
