Gemology Ornaments

The ancient tribes of this land, with their cultural beliefs and social and traditional customs, viewed jewelry as a symbol of power and saw light of life in the radiance of precious stones. They used these stones ritually for which they conceived magical power. The splendor and beauty of precious jewelry has been attractive from the times of our ancestors and this attraction continues to this day. In this book, the most beautiful, magnificent and most precious types of precious stones, the phenomenon of inner fire of diamonds, the attractive and green color of emerald and the fiery color of ruby ​​are discussed. Besides, beryl, sapphire, yellow sapphire, ​​and semi-precious stones, such as spinel, Peridot, corundum, agate, turquoise, lapis lazuli, jadeite, coral, aquamarine, obsidian, pearl, etc. are described by explaining about their structure, physical properties such as turbidity, strength, specific gravity, fracture form, refractive index, luminosity, gloss and transparency and optical properties, double refraction, Variegation, light scattering and fluorescence phenomenon and chemical properties, resistance to acids, understanding impurities, methods of distinguishing natural stones from artificial ones and their separation from similar stones. In addition, ancient and historical examples and evidence of precious stones, which were used in the past, have been mentioned. This book can be used by art masters and students to better and more deeply understand the glorious world of precious stone jewelry with the abundance of artificial jewels and their extraordinary resemblance to natural stones.