Alternative Gemstones

Black Diamond Engagement Rings

The term black diamond engagement rings seems to be a contradiction of sorts because most women associate traditional engagement rings with white diamonds. White in this sense represents purity just the way a white wedding dress does for the bride. You would be hard pressed to find brides to be contemplating the thought of showing [...]

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Cubic Zirconia Engagement Rings

cubic zirconia is one of the best diamond substitutes to use in an engagement ring. It is a synthetic stone that is basically a zirconium dioxide which is manufactured for the most part in the colorless form for use in engagement rings. It can also be made in any color under the rainbow. But it’s [...]

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Cubic Zirconia Rings Are Ideal For Travel Jewelry

Cubic zirconia has a lustrous look very close to diamond and often better looking than doubly refracted moissanite. It is a hard synthetic mineral that takes a good polish and comes the closest to looking like a diamond. This makes it the perfect synthetic gem for women who want the look of their real jewelry but don’t [...]

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Versatile and Colorful Jade Earrings

Jadeite is one of two minerals commonly referred to as jade. The other mineral is called nephrite however they both look close to the same thing and it is impossible to tell the difference between the two without examination of their spectra lines, specific gravity, or refractive index. Jade earrings may be made from either [...]

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