Sparkly stones

Which girl doesn't like jewelery and gems? Sure there are some who will say that those are just stones and some minerals. But nobody can deny that those minerals are really beautiful. I myself prefer blue gems...

The Star of India - The presence of the mineral rutile in the Star of India gives the stone its milky quality. This also yields the star effect, as tiny fibers of the mineral, aligned in a three-fold pattern within the gem, reflect incoming light in the star pattern. This effect is known as asterism, and, along with color, is one of the characteristics that makes star sapphires so highly prized. Such stones are polished in the domed shape you can see here, called a cabochon, to best reveal the star, which moves with changing angles of illumination and observation.

A Large Unnamed Star Sapphire - This large star sapphire has no apparent name. It appeared at Sotheby's Auction House in April of 2002. Here is what they ha

d to say about it:

"Star sapphire and diamond pendant-brooch, circa 1955. The large oval-shaped star sapphire cabochon weighing approximately 145.00 carats, within a frame set with 23 marquise-shaped, 1 round and 1 kite-shaped diamond weighing a total of approximately 23.00 carats, mounted in platinum, with pendant hook."

Hope Diamond - Legend tells that this diamond came from the eye of an statue of god in India. If it is so, then one can only conjecture that the eye must have had a mate, but the fate of other "eye" is unknown. It is also rumoured that this stone is cursed and its owner won't end well. By the way, know the movie Titanic? The beautiful Heart of the Ocean (necklace with blue stone) is based on Hope Diamond. No wonder that Titanic went down too...

Koh-I-Noor - Which British doesn't know the Koh-I-Noor! The amazing diamond, which shines in the royal crown? It has been said that who ever owns Koh-I-Noor is suitable to rule over whole world. There has been rummors that this stone was around at the time of Christ. These legends surely are suitable to one of the worlds most famous gems



The Tiffany Yellow Diamond - Not blue... but still really beautiful. The gem is high in fluorescence and retains rich colour in artificial light, but it is even more beautiful by day. However, it is important to draw a distinction between light yellow and yellowish diamonds and those of rare deeper canary yellow. The Tiffany Yellow remains one of the finest examples of the latter of the three. You can also see it in the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany"

The Crimson Heart of Siberia - The gem has received its name cause of its breathtaking and unique colour. It truly glows with crimson fire! This colour is indicative of high quality and rare rebellite tourmalines found in the Siberia region of Russia. Although it was held privately for and undisclosed period, now it is part of display of the House of Louis XV gem collection.




And those are only few of amazingly beautiful gems... Just dare to tell me that you didn't find even one of them beautiful!