| Someone asked me where the rubies grew, | | | | right price for the precious gemstone jewelry. |
| And nothing I did say; | | | | However, there are cases, that, to retain more weight |
| But with my finger pointed to | | | | of stone, the cutter has to sacrifice on light return. |
| The lips of Julia. | | | | Various cuts like round brilliant, marquise, oval, pear, |
| ~Robert Herrick | | | | cushion, princess, heart, square, triangle, trillion, straight, |
| Monday afternoon: An emerald cut tanzanite and | | | | and tapered baguette are offered. Depending on |
| diamond border ring in white gold, luring with its soft | | | | hardness and toughness of the rock, respective cut is |
| velvety gleam, nestles in the showcase of a store's | | | | preferred. |
| window. | | | | - Clarity- Degree to which a gemstone is free from |
| Wednesday night: It is embellishing the neck of a | | | | blemishes and inclusions explains this term. A |
| beautiful lady. The gem sparkles, as she dines on her | | | | tourmaline containing inclusions of copper-like inclusions |
| anniversary's candle lit dinner. What a lovely cherishing | | | | cannot be as priced as a clear piece of it. Now it |
| moment! But how did it happen? | | | | depends on its size, number of inclusions, and shade of |
| How did her husband manage to find out a dainty and | | | | the inclusion. Inclusions can increase or decrease value |
| ethereal-looking piece of jewel for her? Even his lady | | | | of gemstone jewelry. It is preferable to analyze the |
| gasped, as she spared a surprised look on the radiant | | | | stone with help of your jeweler. |
| gemstone! | | | | - Carat Weight- Worldwide, metric carat (ct) is the unit |
| Actually, his knowledge of 5Cs came in handy, while | | | | of measurement of gemstone's weight. It is important |
| shopping for that glamorous piece, for his love. The | | | | to understand the meaning of stone price or per-carat |
| 5Cs are color, cut, clarity, carat weight, and cost. | | | | price. This way is to determine a gem's cost. Stone |
| - Color- A vividly vibrant hued gemstone, is the most | | | | price is the total value and per-carat price is amount |
| sought after. As compared to a saturated tone of | | | | for each carat, like the per-pound price of produce in a |
| ruby, a pigeon-blood hued ruby would be more | | | | grocery store. |
| attractive to look and demand more price. Color alone | | | | - Cost- This factor solely depends on above |
| doesn't decide the gem's desirability. However, it tops | | | | discussed factors, which help in assessing the |
| the list of factors serving as criteria for that purpose. | | | | gemstone's value. Unlike diamond, the rate at which |
| There are many gemstones which exhibit multi-color | | | | cost of gemstone is decided varies from one |
| zones. For example, a tourmaline displaying two colors | | | | gemstone to another. Therefore, it is wise to roughly |
| like rosy and smoky grey. On the other hand, there are | | | | understand these above mentioned nuances. So the |
| many stones which show different colors in different | | | | next time you suddenly halt in mid-stride and get pulled |
| lights. | | | | towards jewelry store, admiring a beautiful gem, you |
| - Cut- Cut is essential while enhancing color reflection | | | | would have a better understanding of it for the |
| property of a gemstone. The gem value rests on light | | | | purpose of buying it. |
| reflection from top of the gemstone. Thus, deciding a | | | | |