Gems | Boneblogger: Science and the outdoors https://boneblogger.com Exploring the natural world Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Bring Uniqueness and Style to Your Jewelry With Moissanite Rings https://boneblogger.com/bring-uniqueness-and-style-to-your-jewelry-with-moissanite-rings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bring-uniqueness-and-style-to-your-jewelry-with-moissanite-rings Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:29:03 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=2129 If you are looking into having a unique gem for your ring, you can look into getting a moissanite gem.  Moissanite rings are gaining in popularity due to its properties and price, making it an alternative to diamonds.  These gems are more affordable, and ethically produced.  The characteristics of this gem, and its background, are […]

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]]> Finding Amethyst Crystals https://boneblogger.com/finding-amethyst-crystals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-amethyst-crystals Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:03:53 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1991 If you are looking to add some amethyst crystals to your mineral collection, then you have a few choices. You can head down to the local hobby shop frequented by rock hounds and shell out some cash for a few dollars in exchange for some amethyst. You can head to your local store for New […]

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]]> History of Russian diamond production https://boneblogger.com/history-of-russian-diamond-production/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-of-russian-diamond-production Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:35:58 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1878 Because Russia is such a cold country, for many years it wasn’t really cost effective for Russian miners to go to the trouble of extracting diamonds from the cold Russian tundra. It is only in the last half a century that Russia has been mining and producing Russian diamonds, although the diamonds have, of course, […]

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]]> A Rainbow of Jade Stone Color https://boneblogger.com/a-rainbow-of-jade-stone-color/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-rainbow-of-jade-stone-color Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:48:01 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1680 Jade, a name which is used for both the minerals nephrite and jadeite, is a stone which can be extremely valuable. This stone can vary in hardness from 6 to a 7 on the Mohs scale and can have a wide variety of colors depending on the type of stone and content of foreign minerals […]

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]]> Learn about Moissanite https://boneblogger.com/learn-about-moissanite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=learn-about-moissanite Sun, 04 Apr 2010 12:59:21 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=961 Moissanite is an interesting gemstone that is starting to become very popular. Although it was only really introduced commercially in the last 10 years, it has been known for over 100 years. First discovered in a meteorite crater in 1893, it was not found anywhere outside of extraterrestrial origins until the 50s, and even then […]

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