Gemstone

Other gemstones will be used in pearl jewerly to = make some=20 stunning effect.
They are:
Cubic Zirconia or CZ: = is=20 zirconium oxide (ZrO2), a mineral that is extremely rare in nature but = is widely=20 synthesized for use as a diamond simulant.

Emerald, Ruby, = Sapphire,=20 Amethyst, Opal, Topaz, Peridot, Aquamarine, Citrine, Ametrine, Garnets,=20 Tsavorite Garnet, Demantoid Garnet, Mandarin Garnet, Tourmaline, = Rubellite=20 Tourmaline, Green Tourmaline, Paraiba Tourmaline, Yellow Tourmaline, = Blue=20 Tourmaline, Multicored Tourmaline, Tanzanite, Lapis Lazuli, Fancy = Sapphires,=20 Quartz, Jade, Zircon, Iolite, Spinel, Fire Opal, Moonstone, Alexandrite, = Chrysoberyl, Kunzite, Beryls, Morganite , Chrome Diopside, Andalusite, = Amber,=20 Turquoise, Coral, Agate, Onyx, Bloodstone, Jasper, Diamond =

How = are pearls=20 and other gemstones mounted on jewelry settings? =

Peg Setting
- The way how = pearls are=20 mounted in.

Prong Setting
The most often = used=20 setting in jewelry making.

Metal Channel
Gemstone = settings are=20 nearly always named a term that describes their method of holding the = diamonds=20 or other stones, and the term channel setting is no exception. To = achieve this=20 setting method, diamonds or other gems are placed into a metal channel. = They=20 flow in a continuous row of diamonds, because no metal is used as a = separation=20 between them.

Channel set diamonds are popular with buyers = looking for=20 engagement and wedding rings, so you'll see the technique often when you = shop=20 for wedding jewelry. The wedding band on this page has seven round = diamonds in a=20 channel setting.

Invisible Setting
The = invisible setting=20 technique was developed in France more than two centuries ago. Grooves = in each=20 stone's girdle slip into a metal framework below the surface, but the = metal=20 cannot be seen, so stones sit side-by-side, creating a solid surface of = gems.=20

Jewelry designers use invisible setting techniques to create the = illusion of larger diamonds in engagement rings and wedding rings. The = ring=20 below has a prong set, round brilliant cut center diamond that's = surrounded on=20 the sides by princess cut diamonds in an invisible = setting

Bezel Setting
Diamonds and = other gems=20 are held in a bezel setting by a metal rim that encircles the sides of = the stone=20 and extends slightly above it. The rim, or collar, can stretch around = the=20 diamond's entire circumferance, like the ring above, or around only a = portion of=20 it. =