http://smartgems.smartdivas.com Sparklies for Smarties Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:18:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to Tanzanite jewelry, then stsjewels.com is definitely the site to visit. Packed with an extensive collection of color gemstones, STS Jewels Inc. has indeed become one of the largest names in the jewelry industry. When you visit the site, you will surely see just how extremely talented and ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/12/23/sts-jewels/ There’s no more fascinating subject in history than the doomed French Queen Marie Antoinette. Much maligned by history (she never said “Let them eat cake,” in response to the people’s need for bread), she was an unwilling part of the one of the greatest revolutions in history. And met an ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/11/27/marie-antoinette-earrings/ There are millions of minerals that exist on the earth, but few of them are prized as gems and used for adornment. Many of them aren’t in colors that are usually highly prized for jewelry. Or they’re not able to be cut and polished to be made wearable as jewelry. Often ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/11/20/why-are-most-minerals-not-popular-as-gems/ The Victoria-Transvaal is a 67.89-carat, brownish-yellow pear shaped stone. It was cut from a 240-carat crystal that was found in the Transvaal, South Africa. The first cutting produced a 75-carat 116-facet stone that measured 1 x 1³/8 inches; a recutting retained the same length and width, but reduced the depth ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/11/13/victoria-transvaal-diamond/ What specifically are gems and gemstones? We know some of the most common ones – emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds. But what exactly are they, how are they made and why we do we prize them so highly? The International Gem Society defines a gem as “a mineral that has been ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/11/06/gemstones-are-mineral-crystals/ One of the most spectacular all-diamond pieces of jewelry in the Smithsonian Insitution is the Napoleon necklace. Thought to have originally been owned by Catherine the Great of Russia, it was presented by the Emperor Napoleon of France to his second wife, Marie-Louise of Austria on the birth of their ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/10/30/napoleon-diamond-necklace/ Gems come in every color of the spectrum. While sapphires, rubies and emeralds are what come to mind first when one thinks of a colored gem, there are so many other beautiful colored gemstones to consider. Even among gems normally associated with one color, there are gradations and variations to ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/10/23/colors-of-gems/ Overstock.com is one of the best emerging sites for buy-and-sell services in the internet. With thousands of visitors per day, Overstock.com is truly an ideal site for handling your buy and sell business activities online.  Overstock.com has the latest buy-and-sell collection on jewelries, such as gold chains, entertainment items, health and ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/10/21/get-great-discounts-at-overstock/ When did diamonds first become recognized as precious stones and used for jewelry? The earliest reference to them has been found in a Sanskrit document dated around 300 BCE. They were associated with the gods and were used to decorate religious icons and statues. In India, only kings, the highest ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/10/16/royalty-diamonds/ The world’s largest cut topaz, called the American Topaz, resides at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. A 172-faceted topaz weighing 22,892.50 carats (5785 kg), it’s the largest cut yellow topaz in the world, and one of the largest faceted gems of any kind in the world. Originating from Minais ... http://smartgems.smartdivas.com/index.php/2007/10/09/american-topaz/