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Celebrate with Tourmaline - October's New Birthstone
Tourmaline's name comes from the Sinhalese tura mali , which means "mixed stone." Available in a rainbow of colours and colour combinations, tourmaline lives up to its name. Legend says tourmaline inspires artistic expression and enhances your intuition. Certainly this gem's varied palette inspires designers to create jewellery to suit every mood.
Tourmaline offers an enticing rainbow of options for your jewellery wardrobe. Cranberry red, hot magenta, bubblegum pink, peach and orange, canary yellow, mint, grass and forest green, ocean blue, violet, and even bicolour pink and green stones: tourmaline is all these and more.
The most valuable colours of tourmaline are the rare electric blues and greens discovered in Paraiba, Brazil in 1989. Such gems can command tens of thousands of dollars per carat. Blue indicolite, red rubellite, and green chrome tourmaline are also coveted and fine-quality material is hard to find and highly valued.
Pink and yellow-green tourmaline, however, is widely available and more affordable, with prices in the hundreds of dollars per carat. The Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi, the last empress of China, loved pink tourmaline above all other gemstones. She imported tons of tourmaline from Southern California in the early twentieth century, creating a gem rush in San Diego during the period.
In addition to unusually varied beauty, tourmaline has unusual electrical properties. Crystals acquire a polarized electrical charge when heated or compressed. This property has also made tourmaline the latest miracle ingredient in moisturizers: manufacturers claim the gem helps pull pollutants from your skin.
Almost every colour of tourmaline can be found in Brazil, especially in Minas Gerais and Bahia. In addition to Brazil, tourmaline is also mined in Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and California and Maine in the United States.
Tourmaline is durable and suitable for everyday wear. Clean with mild dish soap: use a toothbrush to scrub behind the stone where dust can collect.
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The Launch Of In Home Private Trunk Shows
Premier Gems LTD would like to take the opportunity to let you know of our availability for private, in-home trunk shows and educational evenings!
You, along with 6-8 of your friends, can enjoy a night of wine and cheese, sparkling gems, and a change to win a stunning diamond.
This is not a sales presentation but a chance to learn more about diamonds and other gems, as well as the jewellery industry, in a comfortable home setting.
Premier Gems LTD makes hosting easy for you by taking care of the invitations, wine & cheese and discussion topics. Please contact us if this type of event is of interest to you.
Hope Diamond to Undergo Makeover
The hope diamond, one of the most famous diamonds in the world, is about to get a make over for the first time in one hundred years.
The blue diamond is on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., where some 7 million crowd to see it. The hope diamond is linked to a long history that involves kings, queens, thefts and a curse.
Choosing a unique way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diamond's arrival to the Smithsonian Institution, officials have commissioned three new designs for the diamond's next setting. The US public will choose its preference among the three settings, and the diamond is scheduled to go on display in the winning setting next year. After six months it will go back to its historic setting, and will be on display in its original form.
The hope diamond is the largest blue diamond is existance weighing in at 45.52 Carats.
The diamond was most likely discovered in India in the 17th century. It was originally a much larger stone, known as the French Blue, which belonged to King Louis XIV of France. The French Blue, along with the rest of France's crown jewels, disappeared during the French Revolution, but turned up 20 years later in London, in the cut-down form now known as the Hope Diamond.
Several owners of the Hope Diamond met unfortunate ends, most notably Louis XVI, who was led to the guillotine in 1793. Be that as it may, the Hope Diamond has brought good fortune and many tourists to the Smithsonian.
Upcoming Celebrations
November 26 and December 3 - Premier Gems will be building on the established relationship at Calgary Harley Davidson by participating in there Christmas celebration in November and educating the guys on diamonds in December. For all Ladies of Calgary Harley Davidson, you'll want to make sure your other half is in attendance!
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