Gemstone
Other gemstones will be used in pearl jewerly to make some stunning effect.
They are:
Cubic Zirconia or CZ: is zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a mineral that is extremely rare in nature but is widely synthesized for use as a diamond simulant.
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Opal, Topaz, Peridot, Aquamarine, Citrine, Ametrine, Garnets, Tsavorite Garnet, Demantoid Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Tourmaline, Rubellite Tourmaline, Green Tourmaline, Paraiba Tourmaline, Yellow Tourmaline, Blue Tourmaline, Multicored Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Lapis Lazuli, Fancy Sapphires, Quartz, Jade, Zircon, Iolite, Spinel, Fire Opal, Moonstone, Alexandrite, Chrysoberyl, Kunzite, Beryls, Morganite
, Chrome Diopside, Andalusite, Amber, Turquoise, Coral, Agate, Onyx, Bloodstone, Jasper, Diamond
How are pearls and other gemstones mounted on jewelry settings?
Peg Setting
- The way how pearls are mounted in.
Prong Setting
The most often used setting in jewelry making.
Metal Channel
Gemstone settings are nearly always named a term that describes their method of holding the diamonds or other stones, and the term channel setting is no exception. To achieve this setting method, diamonds or other gems are placed into a metal channel. They flow in a continuous row of diamonds, because no metal is used as a separation between them.
Channel set diamonds are popular with buyers looking for engagement and wedding rings, so you'll see the technique often when you shop for wedding jewelry. The wedding band on this page has seven round diamonds in a channel setting.
Invisible Setting
The invisible setting technique was developed in France more than two centuries ago. Grooves in each stone's girdle slip into a metal framework below the surface, but the metal cannot be seen, so stones sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of gems.
Jewelry designers use invisible setting techniques to create the illusion of larger diamonds in engagement rings and wedding rings. The ring below has a prong set, round brilliant cut center diamond that's surrounded on the sides by princess cut diamonds in an invisible setting
Bezel Setting
Diamonds and other gems are held in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of the stone and extends slightly above it. The rim, or collar, can stretch around the diamond's entire circumferance, like the ring above, or around only a portion of it.