Gems Uncovered http://gemsuncovered.com Gemstones rings, jewelry, identification, properties, meanings, amber, jade, garnet and lots more about natural stones. en-us Copyright 2007, Gems Uncovered team. 240 Diamonds worth 2.6 million dollars stolen from Namibian firm http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96650 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:38 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96650 Diamonds worth 2.6 million dollars (2.1 million euros) have been stolen from the safe of a Namibian polishing company partly owned by diamond giant De Beers, an official said Wednesday. Polished and unpolished diamonds were stolen from a safe at NamGem, a subsidiary of the Namdeb diamond company, a joint venture of the Namibian government and De Beers, said NamGem chairman Kennedy Hamutenya.

Diamonds worth 2.6 million dollars stolen from Namibian firm

Hamutenya, who is also Namibia's diamond commissioner, said the theft appeared to be an inside job.
"Nobody broke into the safe where the diamonds were stored and it is assumed it might have been an inside job," he told AFP.

]]> Tsavorite http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96494 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:40 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96494 Tsavorite is an example of the fact that even nowadays, it is still possible for new gemstones to emerge onto the market. Tsavorite is a rare member of the garnet family and a new member to the jewelry market. As it is a garnet, it is the birthstone for the month of January. Tsavorite is a rich, deep green emerald colored garnet. It was discovered in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, in 1967 by Campbell Bridges, and was introduced to the trade in the 1970's. Tiffany's Henry Platt, along with Campbell Bridges, coined the name tsavorite in 1974. Tsavorite looks similar to an emerald but is more brilliant and durable. Fine quality tsavorite stones over two carats are more rare than emerald, and in general, tsavorite only costs about one-tenth the price of an emerald. Because tsavorite is not very well known, there is not too much demand for the stone, as say, there is for an emerald, which is one of the reasons it is far less expensive. The gemstone is in demand more by collectors and connoisseurs, than by the general public.

Tsavorite

Tsavorites are among the most expensive of all garnets. At top retail end, they can command up to $8,000 per carat, demanding the top price bracket in secondary gems, especially for those stones weighing a few carats. Stones above 20 carats can be considered world-class pieces but most are less than 3 carats. A tsavorite of over 5 carats is very rare and considered large. Tsavorite rates a 7 on the hardness scale. It is transparent to translucent, with good luster, and displays no pleochrism. It is a mineral containing silica and the presence of vanadium and chromium oxide is responsible for its green color.

]]> Gemstone Sinks and Countertops from Rachiele http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96361 Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:20 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96361 By working with the natural qualities in glamorous gemstones, Rachiele is able to capture a fluid organic beauty within hard solid rock. Stunning stone ripples with natural grains and mottled colours, creating gorgeous gemstone vessel sinks and wide gemstone countertops. Available in a selection of geometric and free-form styles, the Rachiele gemstone sinks create a bold and distinctive statement in luxury bathrooms.

Gemstone Sinks and Countertops from Rachiele

When paired with a matching gemstone countertop, Rachiele offers a luxurious canvas of vibrant organic colour. Offered in broad range of exotic stones like the Amber and Turquoise shown, Rachiele vessels become sculptural and artistic additions to modern interiors. Natural beauty that blooms up from gemstone countertops, the glamorous gemstone sinks from Rachiele make a dramatic addition to contemporary bathrooms.

]]> Ruby Healing Properties http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96230 Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:04 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96230 Ruby is a 40th Anniversary gemstone. Ruby is a red gemstone variety of Corundum. Ruby encourages passion and a zest for life.  It improves motivation and setting of realistic goals.  Balances the heart and instills confidence.  Ruby encourages joy, spontaneity, laughter and courage.  It promotes positive dreams and stimulates the pineal gland.  Aids in retaining wealth and passion.  Ruby encourages removal of negative energies from your path.  It overcomes exhaustion and lethargy and imparts potency and vigor.  Calms hyperactivity.

Ruby Healing Properties

Ruby detoxifies the body, blood and lymphatic system.  It treats fevers, infectious disease and restricted blood flow.  Ruby stimulates the adrenals, kidneys, reproductive organs and spleen.

]]> Carolina facet http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96013 Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:47 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=96013 Every once in awhile, North Carolinians are reminded that buried treasure lies all around us, and it's not Blackbeard the pirate's. The state is rich in minerals of many types, from high-volume industrial materials such as phosphate rock (we're No. 2 in the U.S.) and mica (No. 1) to the rarest of gemstones.

Carolina facet

N&O readers recently got a close-up look at a breathtaking example of the latter, an emerald dug up a year ago in Alexander County that has yielded what's being called North America's largest cut emerald - 64 carats worth.

]]> A gemstone of a hobby http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=95805 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 10:58 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=95805  HE'S always had a passion for precious stones. Keith Henderson of Riverhead will be in his element at New Zealand's largest Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show. The event is in Auckland for the first time at West Wave in Henderson from September 3 to 5. It is hosted by the North Shore Rockhounds Club.

Visitors from around the country and overseas can view displays of national and international gems, dinosaur eggs and handcrafted jewellery. A highlight is a range of enlarged photos of micro-gems and crystals which can only be seen by using microscopic cameras.

]]> Farm Gives Up Emerald Fit For An Empress http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=95671 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:38 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=95671 Farm Gives Up Emerald Fit For An EmpressFarm Gives Up Emerald Fit For An Empress: An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm. The nearly 65-carat emerald, called the Carolina Emporer, was pulled from a farm once so well known among treasure hunters that the owners charged US$3 ($4.20) a day to shovel for small samples of the green stones.

After the gem was cut and re-cut, the finished product was about one-fifth the weight of the original find, making it slightly larger than a US25 cent coin and about as heavy as an AA battery.

]]> Featured Garnet http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=94143 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 08:06 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=94143 This unusual pyrope-spessartite garnet is the latest in beautiful and rare gem materials to be unearthed from the Lindi Province of southeastern Tanzania. What makes this particular stone so special is its size. Marketed as “imperial” garnet, it is reported that most such material suitable for cutting is rarely over one carat in size, and inclusions are common.

This incredible “gem” weighs 57.12 carats and has an amazing, intensely saturated combination of rich orange with a crisp pink secondary that indeed gives it a color similar to fine imperial topaz. The clarity is exceptional and the cutting is superb.

]]> Boutique Brand - Bee Jewellery http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=93305 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:32 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=93305 Bee is a beautifully eclectic collection of fashion, costume and dress jewellery designed to compliment the most discerning of wardrobes.

Boutique Brand Bee Jewellery

The collection has been designed with you in mind, They have looked at how every piece of the Bee jewellery collection will work to lift an outfit and make you look sensational!

]]> Supply cramps may push diamond prices up 15-20% http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=93079 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:56 GMT http://gemsuncovered.com/article.asp?articleid=93079 Rough and polished diamond prices are likely to rise by another 15-20 per cent this year due to lack of supply and rising demand from consumers in emerging markets. Diamond prices fell about 30 per cent last year and had recovered by almost 15 per cent this year.

Further recovery is imminent by the end of this year, said Mehul Choksi, chairman of Gitanjali Gems , a leading jewellery manufacturer and retailer, on the sidelines of a seminar organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Mumbai [ Images ] on Monday.

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