Arizona is one of the world’s turquoise mine hotspots. Throughout Arizona there are both active, but mostly inactive turquoise mines. The turquoise found in Arizona turquoise mines is very popular among custom jewelers like Southwest Originals of Albuquerque, NM. Turquoise deposits are mostly located in copper mining operations. Featured here are a list of the […]
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Diamonds are precious gems. They have been sought after ever since they were discovered 1000’s of years ago because of their natural properties and their inherent beauty. The human race has been on the planet for 6 million years and diamonds have been on earth for 1.00 billion to 3.5 billion years. Diamonds have withstood
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People who do not happen to buy into the notion of what is okay for men and women when it comes to jewelry, particularly gold and diamond jewelry know that a gold ring adorned with diamonds levels the playing field. These days jewelry is one of the best gifts to give for almost any special
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Turquoise has been looked upon with great fondness by Native American’s for more than 1,000 years. It is one the top precious gemstones used by custom jewelers in the manufacturing of custom jewelry. Turquoise was used by Native American’s to compliment their appearance and to protect their burial grounds. In America turquoise has been mined
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Custom designed jewelry is a perfect choice for a gift for a variety of special days in one’s life including an engagement, a birthday, an anniversary, Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, a retirement, or a going away gift. Giving a piece of custom jewelry that is completely unique and one-of-a-kind to a person for a special
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Gold has been part of American history since people were here, from the Native Americans living here thousands of years ago and today through modern times. Its history with gold has been fraught with fortunes made and lost, and it has had critical connections to banking and currency and even wars. The country has mined
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Most precious gemstones are formed in nature through the unique power of the planet involving a combination of huge pressure, minerals and heat generally coming from tectonic plate movement or volcanic activity. The process of gemstone created in this way is called metamorphism. Historically people have valued and admired gemstones due to various facts including
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A lapidary cuts natural rough stones into gemstones, as the public knows them, so they are usable in the making of custom jewelry by custom jewelers. Cutting a gemstone sounds simplistic but it is not. When a gemstone is cut into to create a shape with specific facets the final shape it becomes allows the
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Diamonds are valuable because they are somewhat rare, but its high cost per carat is really driven due to supply conditions controlled by the planet’s largest diamond company De Beers. There are several precious gemstones more rare that diamonds. Those stones include sapphires, rubies and emeralds. It just so happens that a rare colorless diamonds
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Wearing jewelry adorned in fine gemstones inlaid in high valued minerals like gold are a wonderful way to display your uniqueness and what you like. Custom jewelry is a great way to show your feelings about a loved one, show your style and flair or just to wear what is essentially a piece of art
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