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Jewellery masterpieces
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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| The fantastic way of art of XVI century. The extravagant mannerism. The Jewellery of Germany. |
#jewelleryfacts365 86/365 Diamond fact
De Beers and its subsidiaries own mines that produce about 40% of annual world diamond production.
#jewelleryfacts365 85/365 Diamond fact
Diamonds scratch glass, but this does not positively identify a diamond because other materials, such as quartz, also harder than glass and can also scratch it.
#jewelleryfacts365 84/365 Ruby fact
In Burma (a ruby source since at least 600 AD—now called Myanmar), warriors possessed rubies to make them invincible in battle. However, it wasn’t enough to just wear the rubies. They had to insert them into their flesh and make them part of their bodies. (source)
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| Rough ruby crystal |
#jewelleryfacts365 83/365 Emerald fact
Saturday, April 23, 2016
In some legends of King Arthur, the Holy Grail is described as being fashioned from an emerald.
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