What stones are used in jewelry?

Jew­el­ry is a great addi­tion to the female image, an expres­sion of style, taste and aes­thet­ics. Each woman is indi­vid­ual and unique, so acces­sories should be prop­er­ly select­ed accord­ing to the type of appear­ance, char­ac­ter, fig­ure or style of cloth­ing.

In addi­tion to beau­ty, jew­el­ry stones have ther­a­peu­tic and eso­teric activ­i­ty, which should also be con­sid­ered when choos­ing cos­tume jew­el­ry, regard­less of whether it is hand­made or fac­to­ry-made.

What natural stones are used in jewelry?

Nat­ur­al gems are min­er­als that have been formed over mil­len­nia in three types of rocks:

• igneous,

• sed­i­men­ta­ry,

• meta­mor­phic.

The­o­ret­i­cal­ly, these are self-gen­er­at­ing sub­stances of organ­ic ori­gin with a strict­ly defined chem­i­cal com­po­si­tion and phys­i­cal prop­er­ties. In nature, they are very rare in nature, in cer­tain places, there­fore they are very valu­able.

• Agate has a pos­i­tive effect on the psy­che, helps to strength­en self-esteem, bal­ance emo­tions and relieve stress.

• Aqua­ma­rine has a calm­ing effect, increas­es self-con­fi­dence and improves mood.

• Amethyst strength­ens the mind and helps to focus. Peo­ple who wear amethyst jew­el­ry always feel safe and calm.

• Amber pre­vents headaches and strength­ens the thy­roid when worn around the neck.

• Coral adds ener­gy, stim­u­lates and revi­tal­izes, bal­ances the heart, pos­i­tive­ly affects the clar­i­ty of think­ing, strength­ens strength. In many cul­tures, it is con­sid­ered a tal­is­man that pro­tects against spells and evil eyes, from dis­ease and betray­al.

• Quartz stim­u­lates fer­til­i­ty, strength­ens the heart, kid­neys, and calms.

• Rose quartz is a stone of a strong heart.

• Onyx — a stone of peace of mind, adds ener­gy and self-con­fi­dence, courage.

• Opal gives a sense of humor, gives vital­i­ty, strength and wis­dom.

• Moth­er-of-pearl with con­stant wear stim­u­lates meta­bol­ic and body cleans­ing process­es.

• Ruby cleans­es the blood, which is good for both the liv­er and the brain. This min­er­al ener­gizes the body.

• Emer­ald relieves ner­vous ten­sion and low­ers high blood pres­sure.

• Topaz is a stone of youth, gives strength to the heart, helps with depres­sion and insom­nia. It brings us more light and sat­is­fac­tion from life, increas­es con­cen­tra­tion and willpow­er.

Artificial stones in jewelry

Ini­tial­ly, syn­thet­ic stones were even more expen­sive than nat­ur­al ones, due to the com­plex man­u­fac­tur­ing tech­nol­o­gy, pure, pleas­ant and rich col­ors.

The syn­the­sis of corun­dum, from which rubies and sap­phires are made, was devel­oped back in the 19th cen­tu­ry. This tech­nol­o­gy devel­oped rapid­ly, thanks to which man was able to grow stones for jew­el­ry of var­i­ous types.

Today there is no such pre­cious min­er­al, a copy of which would be impos­si­ble to cre­ate.

Which stones are used in jew­el­ry — nat­ur­al or arti­fi­cial — can only be seen by a spe­cial­ist through a mag­ni­fy­ing glass or micro­scope, and even then not always.

Unlike arti­fi­cial ones, nat­ur­al min­er­als do not con­tain air bub­bles, var­i­ous inclu­sions, that is, ele­ments of oth­er min­er­als that give the prod­ucts an addi­tion­al charm.

Synthetic stones in jewelry — names that have no analogues in nature

Zir­co­nia, cubic zir­co­nia or moissan­ite are the finest imi­ta­tions of dia­monds ever made. Due to the sim­i­lar­i­ty in appear­ance with pre­cious min­er­als, they can qual­i­fy for a group of jew­el­ry stones. How­ev­er, their chem­i­cal com­po­si­tion and phys­i­cal prop­er­ties are com­plete­ly dif­fer­ent.

Mul­ti-col­ored Swarovs­ki crys­tals, made from spe­cial glass, can imi­tate var­i­ous nat­ur­al stones — turquoise, pearls, rubies, emer­alds, topazes and sap­phires.

The main advan­tage of nat­ur­al gem­stone jew­el­ry is its invest­ment val­ue. But due to the fact that syn­thet­ic stones are cur­rent­ly being pro­duced on a large scale, jew­el­ry with an ana­logue of your favorite nat­ur­al min­er­al is afford­able for every­one.