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    The Gemstones Worth More Than They Cost
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    The Gemstones Worth More Than They Cost
    Set a fine amethyst beside a fine sapphire and most people guess the price backwards. That gap has almost nothing to do with how either stone looks. This guide sorts... Read more
    Rare Gemstones Guide
    Rare Gemstones Guide
    Every tanzanite that has ever existed came out of a strip of hills seven kilometres long. Diamond is mined on several continents by the hundred million carats. This guide sorts... Read more
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    Treated vs Untreated Gemstones
    Treated vs Untreated Gemstones
    Two sapphires under the same lamp, identical in every way a shopper can see, separated by three days in a furnace and a fourfold difference in price. This guide sorts... Read more
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    Natural vs Synthetic Gemstones, and How to Tell Them Apart
    Natural vs Synthetic Gemstones, and How to Tell Them Apart
    Two emeralds under one lamp, identical in every way a shopper can see, separated by tens of millions of years and a single word on the tag. This guide draws... Read more
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    Gemstone Clarity Explained, Inclusion by Inclusion
    Gemstone Clarity Explained, Inclusion by Inclusion
    Every gemstone keeps a record of how it grew, written in silk, needles and healed fractures. This guide reads gemstone clarity the way a jeweler reads it, naming the three... Read more
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    Gemstone Color, and How to Read It Properly
    Gemstone Color, and How to Read It Properly
    Two sapphires can share a birth certificate and sell for ten times apart, and the gap is almost always color. This gemstone color guide reads it the way a jeweler... Read more
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    Gemstone Hardness, and How Long a Stone Really Lasts
    Gemstone Hardness, and How Long a Stone Really Lasts
    Every stone in a jewelry box is quietly keeping score. Hardness ranks scratch resistance from 1 to 10, and it explains why one stone still shines after forty years while... Read more
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