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CHAMPAGNE IS CHAMPION

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CHAMPAGNE DIAMOND : Few diamond which comes in a different color that we know as a Fancy color diamond.  Those fancy diamond color comes in a Red, Pink, Orange, Light Brown, Dark Brown & Green. Champagne diamond is one of the most famous in color diamonds, This diamond which comes in light brown to dark Brown color which is very famous in all over the world. Earlier fancy diamonds were not so trendy in the market but now from few years champagne diamond have become more trendy and world recognized stone. When Rio Tinto's Argyle Mine determined that nearly half of the stones in their deposits were brown, It was clear that some marketing tactics were required to alter consumer's perceptions about these color diamonds. They coined the term " "CHAMPAGNE DIAMONDS" which suggested an air of luxury, elegance, and affluence. The word " Champagne " is not an official word or given by any laboratory. This is considered actually as a light br...

WHAT IS TOPAZ STONE ?

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ROUGH TOPAZ STONE: HOW IT FORMS: TOPAZ is a semi precious stone,which is made of Silicate mineral . Topaz is crystallized in the Orthorhombic system. This is birthstone for the month of  November . It is one of the hardest naturally occurring mineral which Moh's scales hardness is "8" and it is the hardest any silicate mineral. Topaz is easily available in any jewellery store which used in different kind of products. It is found in many different color range but its natural color is a golden Brown to Yellow. A verities of impurities and treatments may make Topaz wine red, Pale gray, Reddish- Orange, Pale green, colorless or Pink. Generally blue topaz is more famous color than any other color of Topaz. Imperial Topaz is most valuable. LARGEST WORLD TOPAZ STONE: The Marbella Topaz another one of the world's largest blue faceted Topaz gems at 8'225 carat. It is also a blue, oval gemstones from Minas Gerais and belong to the spanish programa Royal co...

HOW GOOD IS RUBY?

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                                                HOW ARE RUBIES FORMED? Ruby is made from densely packed mineral made of Aluminum and oxygen atoms called corundum that has been under immense pressure and intense heat beneath the earth's surface of millions of  years. The heat and pressure turn this mineral into liquid which seeps into cracks in igneous or metamorphic rocks. We all are well aware about the Ruby stone. This is popular all over world, it is known specially for there vibrant RED color. Generally we get Ruby stone in light pink to dark reddish colour, but Pigeon blood red colour is world famous. It is second hardest stone which is on Moh's scale "9" . Ruby stone is also known as "MANDIK" in Indian  language. It has many healing power which helps to people who wear it. It has different proprieties and vast history which...

Millennium star diamond

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Millennium Star Diamond The Millennium star diamond is owned by DE Beers. At 203.04 carats (40.609)g, it is the second largest known Top Color grade "D", internally and externally flawless, pear -shaped diamond.      Millennium Star Weight 203.04 carats (40.608 g) Color Grade D Colorless Cut Pear Brilliant Country of origin Zaire Mine of origin Mbuji-Mayi Discovered 1990 Cut by Steinmetz Group Owner De Beers   Estimated value Insured for £100,000,000 The diamond was discovered in the Mbuji - Mayi district of  Zair 1990 in Alluvial deposits,uncut, it was 777 carats (155.4g) . It was pursed during civil war by DE-Beers in early to mid-nineties. It took over three years for workers of the STEINMETZ DIAMOND GROUP to produce the classic pear form. Actual cutting was done using lasers. It was first displayed in October as the centerpiece of the De Beers Millennium diamond collection .   The diamond was presen...

MAGIC OF TANZANITE

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TANZANITE STONE  : As usual we all know about many different kind of stones and Tanzanite is a one of a kind of stones which stand similar like other stone but Its blue and violet colour makes it feel you different than any other colour stone. This really a very beautiful colour once you see it definitely touch your soul. This particular stone is in a very limited area of  north Tanzania at mount Kilimanjaro which is in a approximately 7 km of area .  Generally a lot of things have been mentioned in different articles about Tanzenite stone and It is considered a  substitute colour stone of Blue sapphire which is very famous in western word. TANZANITE BASIC INFORMATION: Tanzanite is a blue and violet variety of the mineral Zoisite(a calcium Aluminium hydroxyl sorocilicate ). Tanzanite name is derived on the name of Tanzania because of its source only in on north Tanzania Every colour stone has a hardness that is scaled on Moh's scale 6.5 hardness for T...