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Herkimer Diamond natural crystal
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Diamond
For thousands of years diamonds have been a form of decoration, currency and investment medium. Diamonds have risen in price over the years fairly consistently with inflation. At some points investm...
Particular diamonds
The largest of all the undoubted Diamonds is that mentioned by Tavernier as in the possession of the Grand Mogul. In form and size it resembles half a hen’s egg: its weight, according to the te...
Polishing diamonds
The polishing mill is an extremely simple machine, consisting of a circular horizontal plate of cast iron 14 or 15 inches in diameter, (called a skive,) suspended on a spindle, and capable of being pu...
Cutting diamonds
The object of cutting and polishing the Diamond is twofold. First, to divide the natural surface of the stone in a symmetrical manner, by means of a number of highly polished polygonal planes, and thu...
Combustibility and properties of the diamond
It has been stated, that the diamond was able to resist the power of the highest temperatures, but that it must be carefully removed from the furnace, and suffered to cool gradually, otherwise it will...
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History of birthstones
The historian Josephus proclaimed a connection between the twelve stones in Aaron’s breastplate, the twelve months of the year and the twelve signs of the zodiac. The Breastplate of Aaron, refer...
Sapphire as talisman
The Sapphire as talisman Sapphire, one of the earliest gems known to man, is found in riverbeds and torrents, the force of the water washing the stones from their matrix ; and to this day are still fo...
Turquoise as talisman
Turquoise as talisman The turquoise is universally recognised as a Venus stone, though sometimes erroneously attributed to the Zodiacal House of Capricorn, which is ruled by the planet Saturn. It resp...
Emerald as talisman
Emerald as talisman THE Emerald held a very high place in the esteem of the Ancients, and no other precious stone has probably been the subject of so much regard and admiration, one of its principal c...
Moonstone as talisman
Moonstone as talisman THE Moonstone. The Moonstone is a variety of Feldspar and, as its name suggests, is considered to be in close affinity with the Moon, because its pale lustrous blue colour resemb...
Pearl as talisman
Pearl as talisman Pearls. Amongst all nations Pearls have ever been considered the most beautiful products of Nature, but having their origin in a living organism cannot be called a precious stone. Mo...
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