Where's a good piece of chalcedony when you need one?(Gem Notes)(Brief Article)

Jewelers Circular Keystone | September 1, 2004| | Copyright

There's more to gemstones than color and birthstone information. At the major gem and jewelry shows, for example, many jewelry designers are focused on price and size. They know that by using less popular gem materials, they can make both big and relatively inexpensive jewelry.

Consider chalcedony. It's the ornamental translucent-to-opaque quartz that retailers see most often as black onyx, sardonyx, agate (banded chalcedony) bloodstone, sard, carnelian, and chrysoprase. Matching inexpensive chalcedonies with beaders can result in big jewelry at affordable ...

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