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Cleaning gemstones requires a simple knowledge about gemstones. There are generally two kinds of gemstones; transparent and opaque. Transparent gemstones will make dust visible even if it gathers behind the stone on the ring or any form of jewelry that holds them. These are mostly single crystal stones and therefore application of water will not affect them too much. The use of a soaked cloth to clean the dust gather behind the stone is therefore not a bad move. You may even use a brush to clean the dust if you like.

However, opaque gemstones or organic gemstones are affected by water or any chemical substance. These are usually porous and will allow the water or chemical to flow inside the gemstone. Once inside they can either build up inside, make the stone loose its color or even cause it to crack. Therefore these kind of gemstones should be kept away direct contact with any kind of chemical in sprays, cosmetics and even from water.

There are advanced methods using certain technology to help clean gemstones. Expert jewelers and dealers are well-versed with all these methods and know how to clean each specific kind of gemstone. Therefore it is advised that you do not do the cleaning yourself and rather, have it done by someone who knows more about how to deal with them. If you can afford to buy a gemstone, why not spend a little more money on keeping them safe and clean?

Gemstones are hard materials. In contact with some other gemstone or the metals which contain them such as gold, they can crack each other or the metal. Therefore care must be taken with jewelry how it is kept and handled. Jewelry is expensive and valuable, especially those with precious gemstones in them, therefore they should be treated with care.

While you are buying pearl jewelry, have you ever thought it is really worth the dollars you spend? If you want to be able to estimate the value or price of a pearl jewelry, you have to learn that what makes up of a jewelry piece, how much the components are worth and how to combine them. Thus the widely-used components that should be taken into consideration are pearls, metal work, decorations, crafts and brands. Pearls are firstly identified by quality standards from A to AAA grades (although the A’s description of AA grade may be a little different from that of B’s). For instance, all are of AA+ grade in quality, south sea pearls are as valuable as Tahitian pearls, then Akoya pearl are worth less, and other saltwater pearls and freshwaters are the most affordable to people. In size, the larger a pearl is, the higher its price can be. Also, a round pearl is better than an off-round or a drop pearl. Lastly, white, pink, golden and black are dominating pearl body colors; but the rarer overtone really make a pearl be more expensive. In short, a 10-12mm, AAA, pink freshwater pearl may be very close to an 8-9mm, AA, white south sea pearl in price in spite of the above facts. Precious metals such silver, gold and platinum are often used to set with pearls jewelry. The unique make or exquisite fabrication of metal let a pearl jewelry be not only more valuable, but also more fashionable. However, metal itself is of great value. It is well known that platinum can bid higher than gold in price. And gold is also worth much more than silver. More specifically, gold is divided into 14K, 18K and 24K. The bigger K number is, the more expensive gold is. Frequently, other gemstones like diamonds, jades, crystal-rocks, even and kinds of pearl imitations and decorations are hired to have/get pearl jewelry decorated, well matched and interspersed. These precious gemstones push the price of pearl jewelry up, while they are enhancing pearl jewelry charm. More often, consummate craft and unique design ideas create a brand for a pearl jewelry, which add much value to and make pearl jewelry really luxurious goods. So a pearl jewelry piece finished by a famous designer or come out of leading company is inevitably sort of high-end product on market.