{"id":32,"date":"2015-11-18T00:29:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T00:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/?p=32"},"modified":"2018-04-05T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T23:13:27","slug":"an-introduction-to-gemstones-part-1-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/gemstones\/an-introduction-to-gemstones-part-1-beauty.html","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Gemstones- Part 1- Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that all gemstones have three things in common? <strong>Beauty, Rarity and Durability<\/strong>.  That\u2019s because in order for a mineral or organic compound to be  classified as a gemstone, it must have these three characteristics.  These three factors are what make a gem desirable. But just because  something is used in jewelry that doesn\u2019t make it a gem. Of about the  3000 minerals discovered, only about 100 of them qualify as gems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beauty <\/strong>is in the eye of the beholder, but one  accepted definition of beauty is that it\u2019s a combination of qualities  that delight the senses and appeal to the mind. Not everyone will react  the same way but the item would still have visual appeal. What really  makes a gem beautiful?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37 \" title=\"bigstock-Blue-Diamond-2493169\" src=\"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bigstock-Blue-Diamond-2493169-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamond: Made of the same carbon but with a different crystaline structure!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s actually the specific internal arrangement of atoms, or its  crystal structure. An easy way to understand this is to compare Diamonds  and Graphite. Both are made of essentially<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36 \" title=\"graphite\" src=\"https:\/\/myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/graphite1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphite: Made of pure carbon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>purely carbon atoms. Yet one  is transparent and the hardest known gem, the diamond. And it can be  cut into one of the most beautiful and brilliant things on Earth. The  other, Graphite, is nearly the opposite. It\u2019s opaque, soft and black.   As a consumer, you probably would never even think about the crystal  structure but it\u2019s still pretty interesting. What the eye sees and  interprets as beauty is the gemstone color, symmetry (shape and  proportions) and surface appearance (luster and polish).<\/p>\n<p>Please see our next blog for a discussion on rarity.  We are just  getting started on our educational series covering everything that goes  int<\/p>\n<p>o creating beautiful <a title=\"Gemstone Jewelry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myjewelrysource.com\/gemstone-jewelry.htm\" target=\"_blank\">gemstone jewelry<\/a> from gemstone creation, mining, treatment and jewelry manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that all gemstones have three things in common? Beauty, Rarity and Durability. That\u2019s because in order for a mineral or organic compound to be classified as a gemstone, it must have these three characteristics. These three factors are what make a gem desirable. 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