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I am such a sucker for purple! Love this sparkly nail polish that Roza has chosen for her party! I wonder, where she found it...
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Gold-filled metals have a layer of 10k (or higher) gold bonded mechanically to a base metal. The layer of gold must make up a minimum of 1/20th (5%) of the total weight of the piece.
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Black pearls are very rarely black: they are usually shades of green, purple, aubergine, blue, grey, silver or peacock (a mix of several shades, like a peacock's feather)
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Saturday, February 27, 2016
Oldest jewelry was found in Morocco Cave. 13 shells dated to 82,000 years ago have been found in the Grotte des Pigeons at Taforalt in eastern Morocco. Each shell has a hole pierced through it and a covering of red ochre.
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| Nassarius shell |
Jewellery masterpieces. Floral diamond tiara
Friday, February 26, 2016
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| Floral diamond tiara of Greece Queen Amelia |
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In ancient times all red stones were called rubies, all blue stones were called sapphires and all yellow stones were called topazes. It wasn't until 1783 that spinels could be differentiated from rubies. That was when some people started finding out that some of their treasures were not treasures at all. The most famous ruby that turned out to be a spinel was The Black Prince Ruby weighing 170 carats (34 g) set above the Cullinan II at the front of the Imperial State Crown. The spinel has been given to Edward of Woodstock (the "Black Prince") in 1367.
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