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Amethyst in Mythology

Amethyst in Mythology

What is Amethyst

Amethyst is the most precious and valuable stone belonging to the quartz group of minerals. Amethyst varies in colour from deep purple to light violet and from transparent to translucent.

The stone is included in royal collections all over the world, from ancient Egypt to the British crown jewels. For some time, true amethyst was valued equally with the diamond  It was once considered equal in value to ruby, emerald, and sapphire.

Amethyst is the birthstone for February and one of the emblems of the twelve apostles.Fine amethysts have been set in religious jewelry and royal crown jewels for ages.

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The Lore of Pearls

The Lore of Pearls
Legends About Pearls
According to legend, the pearl is born from a shell, which has been fertilized by the Moon, a glimmer or a dewdrop, showing the heavenly origin and symbolizing the essence of female creativity, represented by the parallel myth Birth of Venus, goddess of beauty and love. 
In ancient times, people believed that pearls were created from the tears of angels. While others believed that were created from the tears of Adam and Eve after the murder of their son Abel by Cain. Tears of Eve became pale-pearls while Adam’s Black as night. 
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HISTORY OF JEWELRY FROM TIME TO TIME

HISTORY OF JEWELRY FROM TIME TO TIMEancient greek jewelry
What is Jewelry
Jewelry or jewellery consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment.It's ornament made of precious metals, with or without gemstones, usually small and for a specific purpose on the body and clothes: brooches, earrings, bracelets, rings.
Studying the history of Greek jewelry we see a spectacular bloom of goldsmithing in Crete and the Aegean islands during the Minoan civilization.
Minoan Time
Gold had been worked on thin plates and had representations of animals, insects, plants and marine species.
The Minoans made of wire primitive but beautiful chains, and simple crowns with threaded beads and leaves.
Highlights of this season were the bright colors,the movement and the liveliness in the figures and issues.
In historical times the Greek jewelry, the first steps were very simple.It included manufactures from simple wires which sometimes were twisted.
Between 800 and 675 BC the art of processing gold, silver and amber was spread.
Since then, new techniques such as pouring of gold, hammering, making chains, the filigree construction and grains.
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RUBY: THE KING OF GEMS

RUBY: THE KING OF GEMS
Rubies have always been fascinating from the ancient times till now a days. In this article will try to introduce you to the world of rubies so that you know a little bit more in your next ruby shopping.
Of the natural gem materials, ruby is second only to diamond in hardness and is considered one of the four precious stones, together with sapphire, emerald and diamond. 
Ruby is the red variety of corundum and it occurs as bright red, red, purplish or brownish-red and deep pinkish-red colors. The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. 
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