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121. Methods of Producing Synthetic Alexandrite: Information about melt and flux techniques used for the synthetic alexandrite manufacturing; HTML, 41 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:01:46; /chapters/chapter7/methods-of-producing-synthetic-alexandrite.html
122. Synthetic gemstone growth techniques: Information about melt, solution growth and vapour deposition techniques used for synthetic gemstones manufacturing; HTML, 38 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:01:50; /chapters/chapter7/synthetic-gemstone-growth-techniques.html
123. Alexandrite Myths, Legends and Lore: Collection of myths, legends and lore surrounding the alexandrite gemstone; HTML, 50 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:01:57; /chapters/chapter8/index.html
124. Alexandrite Buyer's Guide: Comprehensive guide for buying and evaluating alexandrite gemstones; HTML, 77 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:02:02; /chapters/chapter9/index.html
125. Glossary of Terms for Alexandrite Gemstone Buyer and Collector's Guide: Glossary of terms that have been discussed or mentioned at Alexandrite gemstone buyer and collectors guide; HTML, 38 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:02:49; /chapters/glossary/index.html
126. Alexandrite: Named after Russian Tsar Alexander II. A highly dichroic, rare variety of chrysoberyl. Emerald green in natural daylight, reddish in violet by artificial light, due to its unusual absorption properties. One of the hardest and most important gemstones. A f; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:02:54; /chapters/glossary/alexandrite.html
127. Carat: A unit employed in weighing diamonds, pearls, and other gemstones, which formerly ranged from 185.5 to 205.3 milligrams. Now the International metric carat is equal to 0.2 gram, or 200 milligrams and this is the standard in a majority of countries. Abbrev; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:03:29; /chapters/glossary/carat.html
128. Chatoyancy: An optical effect, possessed by certain translucent gemstones in reflecting light, in which a movable, wavy or silky sheen is concentrated in a narrow band of white light that changes its position, when the gem is turned. This is a characterized of cat's; HTML, 26 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:03:30; /chapters/glossary/chatoyancy.html
129. Clarity grading: The classification of fashioned gemstones or diamonds according to their clarity using the standard nomenclature of terms: flawless, pure, clean, perfect (for top grade). VVS (very very slightly included), VS (very slightly included), SI (slightly include; HTML, 24 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:03:38; /chapters/glossary/clarity-grading.html
130. Color change: There are four major methods of changing the colors of gemstones. These are surface painting or foiling the back, oiling, coating, impregnating, staining of porous stones, heat treatment, and irradiation by particles of atomic size and X-rays. The color c; HTML, 26 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:03:40; /chapters/glossary/color-change.html
131. Flux-fusion method: This is a technique used to make certain synthetic gemstones such as emerald, ruby, spinel, quartz, Alexandrite, YAG, etc., man-made crystals growing in a high melting solvent or flux. The material or composition of desired synthetic crystal (beryllium an; HTML, 24 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:04:23; /chapters/glossary/flux-fusion-method.html
132. Gemstone: Any rough mineral or other material natural or synthetic, which possesses the necessary attractiveness, brilliance, beauty, rarity, color dispersion, refraction, color or colorless, flawless, portability, fashionably, and durability for use in gem industr; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:04:30; /chapters/glossary/gemstone.html
133. Gemstone cuts: Any forms or styles used in the fashioning of gemstones such as antique cut, brilliant cut, emerald cut, baguette, cabochon, rose cut, etc.; HTML, 23 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:04:32; /chapters/glossary/gemstone-cuts.html
134. Hardness: The quality of resistance or property of minerals, gemstones, etc., which is determined by reference to an empirical scale of standard of minerals. Hardness is the resistance of a mineral offered to abrasion or scratching (scelerometric). The absolute har; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:04:40; /chapters/glossary/hardness.html
135. Imitation: To result something of a genuine article or natural gemstone or simulate it from any material that imitate by its color, the appearance of a natural gemstone. Imitation gemstone having wholly different physical properties and chemical composition, and hen; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:04:51; /chapters/glossary/imitation.html
136. Jewel: A fashioned ornament for personal adornment, which is made of noble metals mounted with natural, synthetic, or imitation gemstones.; HTML, 23 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:05:05; /chapters/glossary/jewel.html
137. Lapidary: A craftsman who cuts, polishes, and engraves colored gemstones, other than diamonds. A worker who cuts, and polishes diamonds is known as a diamond cutter.; HTML, 23 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:05:29; /chapters/glossary/lapidary.html
138. Luminescence: The emission of certain visible wavelengths of light from a substance other than thermal process, which are used as diagnostic determination of gemstones. It is caused by the emission of photons, when an exited atom within the substance returns to the gro; HTML, 25 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:05:35; /chapters/glossary/luminescence.html
139. Needlelike (silk): Acicular a needle form of inclusions in gemstones.; HTML, 23 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:05:56; /chapters/glossary/needlelike-silk.html
140. Pegmatite: A light-colored, coarse-grained igneous rock from granite clan containing orthoclase, quartz, microline, mica, gemstones, and many ferromagnesian minerals resulting from slow solidification. Pegmatite is occurring place of many uncommon gem minerals such; HTML, 24 Kb, 2008-07-20 13:06:14; /chapters/glossary/pegmatite.html

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