Blue Topaz sold in the US is today accompanied with a certificate ensuring consumer trust in the stone

Gemstone industry undergoes changes on corporate and retail front
Gemfields could be the new lead miner of coloured gemstones
By: Diamond World News Service

The gemstone family has lately undergone a transition, with some new stones gaining popularity, some popular stones loosing their place. Bearing the brunt of social and political stands, Myanmar rubies have been banned in the US, affecting their lead place in the jewellery market. Contrary to the rubies, Columbian emeralds are gaining popularity and are much in demand. Blue Topaz recovered as compared to last year, and a Blue Topaz sold in the US is today accompanied with a certificate ensuring consumer trust in the stone.

Another member of the gemstone industry, the Paraiba of the Tourmaline stone family, had enjoyed a huge demand and popularity last year, but it fails to be seen today.

The ever popular tanzanite has seen lowered demand in recent times. Sourcing tanzanite roughs from Arusha, a city in Africa, has reduced by 15 percent. The overall commercial polished tanazanite has fallen by 40-50 percent, and Spinel is the new stone growing in demand at high prices.

On the corporate front, some new companies could be leading the tanzanite gemstone industry. This month, Gemfields Resources Plc purchased 7.5mn TanzaniteOne (T1) shares at 30 pence per share and a further 0.5mn T1 shares at 37 pence/share. Also Pallinghurst Resources (Guernsey) Limited (Pallinghurst), a related party of Gemfields, owns 2.1mn T1 shares. TanzaniteOne is the largest miner of tanzanites. Also, Gemfields received a conditional irrevocable undertaking for approximately 14mn T1 shares, representing approximately 19% of T1’s issued common share capital. With this, T1 Shares owned by Gemfields and Pallinghurst, and the irrevocable undertaking represent approximately 24mn T1 Shares, or approximately 32.6% of T1’s issued common share capital. This could make Gemfields the world’s leading miner of coloured gemstones.

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Blue Gemstones rule the season and so Blue Topaz

Every woman loves jewelry. It is an essential accessory for them. Jewelry makes any woman shine. But it is necessary that you wear the right jewelry. No women can resist the lure of an attractive pair of jewelry.

Jewellery is a unique thing, which can give that necessary look to your personality. If you are not sure what to wear on Eid, don’t worry. Choose jewelry, which suits your lifestyle, your personality and your tastes.

Different styles rule jewellery buying for Eid. For Eid, women are experimenting with unconventional designs, styles and branded jewellery.

There are various kind of jewelry is easily available in our country. One can find jewelry in beads, colored stones jewelry, fashion jewelry, ethnic and regional jewelry and designer jewelry.

Today’s women prefer less but bold and unique jewelry. A rule of thumb is the simpler the dress, the fancier the jewelry.

While choosing jewelry, the first thing you have to consider is the shape of the face. If you have a short face, then you can have a long jewelry. If you have a long face, you can buy a short jewelry.

Be it a necklace, or a pendant, bangles or earrings, jewelry is a very important part of Eid. If your budget is high than you can go for gold and diamond jewelry.

For the day time, opt for simple and light jewelry. Go for a gold chain with pendants and earrings in gold, silver and white gold studded with diamonds, precious stones and semi-precious stones. Mainly heavy jewelry is worn on the night.

If you wear a red color salwar-kameez or saree than you can wear a gold set with red semi precious on it.

Huge necklaces, which have more metal than the gemstones studded in them, are out. Also gone are the designs with simple floral and vineyard creeper designs. Sleek and suitably studded necklaces clinging to the collarbone are the most wanted ones.

Heavy jewellery is not suitable with western dress. An exotic showstopper is cocktail ring.

Ethnic influences and geometric inspirations are big in this year. A big brooch or pendant adorned with an exotic animal or ethnic design looks elegant.

Celestially inspired jewelry with multi-chain necklaces and bracelets adorned with moon and stars charms is perfect for Eid. Zodiac pendants in gold, silver and even diamonds are a popular choice.

Choose glass bangles in bright solid colors for variation and budget.

Safari and tribal jewelry make exotic statements. Bright and bold bead charms and pendants make a dramatic statement. Choose a beautiful chain adorned with a large pendant.

Blue gemstones rule the season and so aquamarine blue topaz, sapphire, and tanzanite can look great with your blue outfit. Amethyst and pink topaz is great with your purple and pink dresses.

Two rings per hand are fine. If you wear toe-rings, don’t wear necklace or earrings to keep the focus lower on the body. Rings set with stones like turquoise, lapis or jade is lovely.

Young women prefer jewelry of bold designs and rich colors.

If you wear a soft chic chiffon sari, then the choker style pearl necklaces is a great choice.

Metallic jewelry in silver, bronze or copper enhances a glow to older women.

Typically, the gold jewelry goes best along with sari and salwar-kameez.

kundan-meena jewelry work is stunning. The natural materials are hot, so you might get some hippie wooden bangles or some super sized earrings made of clay.

Glass bangles looks unique with sari. Joypuri and Rajasthsni jewelry or a featival looks absolutely cool and will make you stand apart in the crowd.

An oversized choker is perfect for a night. Mix and match your old piece and new one jewelry. It adds a personal touch and is something that can be appreciated by all.

Lastly, do not wear too much jewelry. Because, piling tons of jewelry would only destroy your look.

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Blue hues! lately our head’s been turned by the color blue

We’ve always been more partial to the earthier gemstones: smoky quartz, topaz, citrine. But lately our head’s been turned by the color blue. Just as we’ve learned to embrace blue eye shadow again, we’re loving these icy blue hues that remind us of the Caribbean. There’s something cooling about blue as well, making these pieces the perfect accessory for summer or fall.

OCEAN VIEW (main photo above) — Dallas jewelry designer Amanda Sterett offers an entire blue, ocean-inspired collection. The Gabriella earrings feature, hand-wrapped gold wire with oval faceted aquamarine nuggets ($190) at www.amandasterett.com.

<<<< TRUE BLUE — From David Yurman’s Renaissance collection come these dangling dazzlers. The 18-karat yellow gold quatrefoil design features pavé diamonds and faceted blue topaz drops ($3,950) at Neiman Marcus or www.davidyurman.com.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Wears Marco Bicego to DNC

features multi-colored semi-precious stones such as citrine, amethyst and blue topaz.

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton accented her vibrant orange pantsuit at the Democratic National Convention with a Marco Bicego necklace from the Paradise collection. The three-strand, handcrafted 18 yellow gold necklace features multi-colored semi-precious stones such as citrine, amethyst and blue topaz. The Paradise necklace has a fun, light-hearted and whimsical aesthetic.

“We are so proud to have Mrs. Clinton as a client,” states designer Marco Bicego. “She has true beauty and substance, and is an inspiration to women everywhere. Her choice is also right on-trend, as yellow gold with colored stones is a key look for the season.”

Senator Hillary Clinton has worn Marco Bicego jewelry before particularly during the speech she gave on June 4th and for campaign appearances in Puerto Rico earlier this year. In addition, Bill and Chelsea have also given Marco Bicego jewelry to her.

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Tiffany Jewelry Online Stores in USA and UK

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Tiffany Jewelry Store is your online source for jewelry gifts at excellent prices with quality service. We offer a large collection of ring jewelry , pendant jewelry , earring jewelry , bracelet jewelry and necklace jewelry to choose from. The collection includes diamond stud earrings and blue diamond jewelry. For the hottest deals check out the clearance center which has fabulous jewelry selections at discount jewelry prices.

Search our wedding center for stunning and sparkling diamond engagement rings and anniversary bands.

Enjoy shopping the birthstone jewelry shop where anyone can select the birthstone type they are seeking and then view an entire list of offerings for that type. Need the right birthstone for that special birthday, check out our blue topaz collection to find the right gift.

The Crislu jewelry store offers platinum over sterling silver with sparkling cubic zirconias. Only your jeweler will know for sure.

The Chocolate diamond jewelry collection is the hottest look this season and will brighten up any ensemble.

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Designer creates ‘affordable luxury’

They are made out of 14-karat gold or white gold and ornamented with full-cut diamonds and semiprecious stones such as pink tourmaline and blue topaz.

Karen Lee of Greenwich never anticipated that making her own jewelry would turn into a business, but it did. Frustrated with the price of jewelry, she decided to design something on her own.

“What happened was I was flipping through a magazine, and I saw a pair earrings that I liked. I wasn’t going to spend an exorbitant amount of money on them. I never intended to have a business, but it just happened,” said Lee, who started Jewelry by Karen Lee in March of 2006.

Lee did some research and consulted with her father, a 50-year veteran of the diamond industry. After making a few pieces for herself, people around town began taking notice of the jewelry she was wearing.

Lee got a big break last month through a chance meeting while vacationing at Winnetu Oceanside Resort on Martha’s Vineyard. That encounter spawned a retail partnership with the resort.

“I was working out, wearing a necklace I made, and the director of fitness at the resort asked, ‘Where did you get that - on the island somewhere? It’s the perfect style.’ I said, ‘Well, I design them,’ ” Lee said. “Two days later I did a trunk show at their boutique. I just put my stuff on a white beach towel and it looked great.”

The Winnetu asked for more. Within two weeks, Lee was assembling more pieces to send to the resort.

The Winnetu is Lee’s first retail location.

“I think that’s the direction that I’m moving into. I think my stuff would do well at a hotel or resort boutique and be a really nice addition,” she said.

Until now, she has only sold her items privately and at trunk shows. Her collection includes necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings and prices range from $150 to $2,500.

Winnetu owner Gwenn Snider said Lee’s jewelry has been well received and the subject of discussion around the resort. A collection of Lee’s jewelry is featured at its boutique shop, “The Pavilion.” The resort plans to carry Lee’s jewelry next season when it starts in April.

“Her jewelry seemed to have the style for our resort - not overly ornate, and the price point was right so people don’t need to run to the bank,” Snider said. “When you’re in the business that we’re in you keep an eye out for things. There are a lot of great artisans on the island. Even though she’s not from the island, she has a nice aesthetic. It was serendipitous, but I’ve met artists on the beach. We like to give people a nice Vineyard experience. We’re very happy to have her jewelry, I think it’s very beautiful.”

Lee calls her earrings “Ear Candy.” They are made out of 14-karat gold or white gold and ornamented with full-cut diamonds and semiprecious stones such as pink tourmaline and blue topaz.

“Some of these are one-of-a-kind pieces with unique stones, which a lot of people appreciate,” Lee said.

Her designs are done “on the spot,” putting different stones together while standing at the counter of the stone supplier she patronizes in New York City.

Antoinette Matlins, author of “Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide” and a Woodstock, Vt., resident, described Lee’s designs as having a “sophisticated style” that uses some “under-appreciated stones.”

“She has blended precious metals such as 14- or 18-karat gold with interesting and affordable stones such as rose quartz or zircon, which is a lovely alternative to a diamond,” Matlins said.

Matlins said that many jewelers are selling direct to consumers online, something that Lee is considering doing through her Web site: www.jewelrybykarenlee.com. Selling online, as opposed to retail, returns better profit, she said, but she added that striking up relationships with hotels or resorts can be good for a jeweler.

“It’s is an attractive approach to marketing and promoting. Being at a resort adds a celebrity element to it,” Matlins said.

- Special Correspondent Harold Davis can be reached at harold.davis@scni.com or 964-2277

Where my eyes kept turning to the stunning Blue Topaz

One pair of loopy gold earrings has been with me since high school. I wore them all the time in college and years afterward. Eventually, the back stem broke off one earring. Yet, I kept them. They were a high school graduation gift from a treasured journalism teacher.

So, really, there was no way I was about to lose one earring at a Warren pawnshop.

Drive down the road and billboards are proclaiming “We Buy Gold.” Newspaper and television ads shout “Cash for Gold.” Plenty of jewelry stores and pawnshops are offering to buy gold on the spot, too.

Seems like a perfect time to sell: Gold is bouncing around record levels, as is economic anxiety. [See chart, below]

So I wondered: How much is my stuff really worth when the price of gold was soaring at record levels?

I dug out those loopy gold earrings and my school ring from St. Florian High School in Hamtramck. I found an old ring that I think belonged to Uncle Joe; my father’s thin, heart-trimmed wedding band, a locket and other earrings.

I asked my husband one day at dinner to hand over his gold wedding band.

I don’t own much gold, but my friend JD had set aside some broken chains and unloved earrings that she thought about selling. I could price JD’s stuff, too.

I tucked two plastic baggies of gold in my purse and one Friday afternoon recently, I visited five locations — three jewelry stores in Oakland County, one coin and jewelry shop in Detroit and a spontaneous stop at a Warren pawnshop.

My advice if you try this: Don’t plan to pay the mortgage by selling your husband’s wedding ring.

Reverse sticker shock

One of my stops was Rottermond Jewelers in Milford, which has had “We Buy Gold” billboards on I-96 for months.

At Rottermond, I was quoted a price of $204.58 for my goods.

I could get $226.71 if I threw in a watch with a 14K gold backing.

I then asked the jeweler to specifically price out some individual pieces.

He’d give me $8.85 for those loopy gold earrings, $32.45 for small gold earrings with tiny emeralds that my husband had bought me one anniversary and $73.75 for my husband’s 14-karat wedding band.

Talk about reverse sticker shock.

My husband paid at least six times more for those earrings than I’d get now.

I paid more than twice that for his classic gold wedding band in 1995.

I later phoned jewelers and asked why.

“What you’re actually getting is the scrap value — the meltdown value. It’s not the retail value,” said Christopher Terterian, vice president for Artisan Jewelers in Novi.

Gold was trading at about $925 an ounce on the day I did my pricing. It has tumbled since, but still closed at $828.30 on Monday.

Yet, consumers got quoted about $14.75 per pennyweight for 14-karat gold at some stores on the day of my travels — or $295 for an ounce of 14K gold.

Other fees — including the cost of refining the gold — bring down what a consumer actually gets for a wedding band.

So that’s why a heavy gold wedding band could bring you $75 or less, even when gold is near historic highs.

It surprised me that I got similar prices at four out of five spots. No store offered 50% more than another.

Still, you could get more money if you shopped around.

JD’s bag vs. mine

Let’s look at JD’s bag alone. I picked up quotes ranging from $123 to $185.

First stop: JD’s bag was getting $175 at Artisans Jewelers on the upper level of Twelve Oaks Mall.

My quote for my stuff: $205 at Artisans.

The store separated out two items of mine that were 10-karat gold — my class ring and Uncle Joe’s ring. The rest was 14 karat. Jewelry of different karat value should be weighed separately — as it was — so you’re paid according to the appropriate weight.

After two more stops, I saw a sign for “Instant Cash for Gold & Diamonds. Top $ Paid” on Van Dyke, north of 8 Mile.

So I parked near the door and walked into Motor City Pawn Brokers in Warren.

It was quite a contrast from Rottermond, where my eyes kept turning to the stunning blue topaz and amethyst rings. Here, I had to stop myself from staring at all the tools from somebody’s garage.

More advice: Don’t get distracted, and know exactly what you’ve got in those bags.

I handed the woman behind the plate glass my gold and JD’s gold.

Everywhere, I explained that I was pricing some items for a friend and some for me.

JD’s bag: $123.

The lady behind the counter dumped all my stuff out. She dropped some of my things on the floor, accidentally. As she sorted out the items, I asked: “Don’t I have a second gold earring?”

No, she insisted.

I looked in my purse for a second loopy gold earring. Nothing.

I asked her again. She insisted, no, hardly looking around.

She weighed all my items — 10 karat and 14 karat at once. She offered me $160.

A third time, I politely said: I really think you dropped one of my earrings.

Oh, she now found it on the floor.

Sorry, she said. I said sorry, too. I couldn’t have been any sorrier.

Contact SUSAN TOMPOR at 313-222-8876 or stompor@freepress.com.

The gemstones primarily used are London, Swiss Blue Topaz

Oh Mayan!
By Amy Saltzman/stoneham@cnc.com

Stoneham -

Last Friday afternoon I found myself under the influence of ancient Mayan gems. The stones, which are best known for their healing powers, were being used to relax my facial muscles, while simultaneously diminishing the bags under my eyes and my furrowed brow. What I was experiencing was the new Acugems Facial Rejuve treatment, offered at reVive Skin Therapies, 468 Main St.
Beth Ann Fischberg, owner of reVive, who was trained in California to administer this unique, anti-aging facial, is currently the only esthetician offering the service in Massachusetts. Her faithful clients come from all around the area — Melrose, Reading, Brookline, Cambridge, etc.

For her clients, the treatment is a comforting alternative to plastic surgery and Botox. There’s no recovery time or risk of permanent mistakes; plus it’s a financial break for those wanting immediate beauty enhancements.

For Fischberg, it’s a spiritual procedure, using ancient healing techniques adopted by Mayan culture to rejuvenate and firm the skin. She refers to it as an “all-natural facelift,” using gemstones, micro-currents and therapeutic light, instead of surgery or needles, to “re-educate” facial muscles.

Acutrone, the machine used to circulate the micro-currents with gemstones, was designed by Aracely Plateroti, practitioner of oriental medicine and acupuncture in Santa Barbara, Calif. The treatment was featured in Spa Magazine and FitnessRx for Women.

“Plateroti is partly of Mayan decent. In the Mayan culture they use gemstones for healing. So she always used gems, since she was a child. Her mother used them when she had stomachaches and would put stones on her stomach to help her heal,” said Fischberg. “So when she became an acupuncturist she wanted to find out a way to incorporate the gemstones with needles.”

“My treatment is non-needlist,” she added. “It uses the principles of Chinese medicine and acupuncture, but also uses micro-current energy, which is a very low electrical current, similar to the current in the body, so you hardly feel it. Then it also incorporates 12 different therapeutic color frequencies, customized to each person and gemstone.”

The gemstones primarily used are tourmaline — pink and green, citrine, black star sapphire and London blue topaz. Certain stones are used for different skin conditions. But tourmaline is a staple because it uses both negative and positive charge to help the products penetrate, while also helping to heal. Tourmaline is also used in flattening irons and skin-care products, according to Fischberg.

“I use the tourmaline until I see a shift in the energy. It’s more than just lifting; I see a change in the eyes — there’s this energy that comes out. Then I know that it’s created the energy shift. It’s energy medicine I’m working with, like acupuncture, but without the needles. It’s also about connecting a person to their heart. I can see it in their eyes,” she said.

The procedure

Prior to beginning the treatment, Fischberg took a “before” picture of me “for fun” to see what changes I would experience. I was happy, and rested, so I thought I would look fine.
Without a worry, I moved on to the massage table, where Fischberg began the treatment by covering my skin with a customized, organic oil that she created. She then wrapped a warm, steamed cloth around my face, before beginning the micro-current therapy.

The Acutrone, she explained, proceeds through various stages of current that are distinguished by different sounds and tones the machine makes. The first stage helps to promote lymphatic drainage, while the other currents open the pours then close them.

The electrical current is released through two prongs. Each prong has two stems — one gives off different color frequencies through the chosen gemstone and the other has an oil-dipped tip from which the current is applied to the skin.

The current really just feels like a sharp tingle, or even tiny little needles pricking the skin. It’s a curious sensation, but not at all painful and still relaxing. Within minutes I could feel my face getting warmer, as though I had just gone for a run and the blood was rushing to my face.

Fischberg applies the current to specific points in the face that are connected with other parts of
the body, as acupuncture does. She had a planned-out route that included the jaw line, the outer parts of the eye and the “laugh lines” surrounding the mouth.

After massaging the current into the skin for about 30 minutes, she applied a calming mask. While we waited for the mask to dry she massaged my shoulders and upper back for about 10 minutes, so I was completely relaxed.

After wiping off the mask with another warm cloth, she used metal rods to massage my facial muscles. With skill she outlined by jawbone, telling me that my jaw was very tense and focusing on that area.

She ended the treatment with a short foot massage, which she said is something she has added to make the procedure “her own.”

After we were finished, Fischberg said we should take the “after” picture and compare. I felt exactly the same for this picture — happy and rested — and there were no hidden tricks with the camera or lighting.

When she showed me the “before” picture I immediately noticed how drained I looked, and how my eyes drooped just slightly. In the “after” picture my skin looked radiant, my eyes bright and the furrow in my brow was gone. My eyes even looked further apart because the muscles between them had relaxed. I was shocked.

Although many can see this sort of result after their first treatment, Fischberg recommends a series of 10, which costs $2,500. Fischberg says not everyone needs 10 treatments, and each trip costs $270.

A seemingly expensive luxury, this facial is actually far less than plastic surgery and far more relaxing. Although I cannot attest to prolonged results with prolonged treatment, I can say I was pretty impressed with the immediate effects of this treatment. I would love to go back!

For information, call 781-279-1919, e-mail bethann@reviveyou.com or visit www.reviveyou.com.

Latest update on US regulation regarding Irradiated gemstones specially Blue Topaz

By BlueTopaz.com
In recent times, there has been lot of debate regarding use of radiation to enhance the color of gemstones, specially Topaz .

In U.S.A, all irradiation facilities and the import & export of radioactive material is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) ( www.nrc.gov).

The USNRC has control over reactor-irradiated radioactive gems imported into USA and import of any such gemstone requires a license from USNRC.

In the last few months, the NRC has stepped up enforcement of regulations regarding irradiated gemstones. This is because there were no jewelry industry laboratories with equipment or a license to test to NRC requirements, nor were there licensed importers of blue topaz. This had caused a lot of confusion in the US market & the import of Swiss and London blue Topaz into USA had virtually stopped.

Various representations were sent to NRC by trade bodies including AGTA for clarification. The NRC is now working with the gemstone industry to re-establish the necessary regulatory framework and at the same time allow the business to take place.

NRC requires that the initial import/distribution of reactor treated gemstones be by a distributor licensed by the NRC. After initial distribution, the gemstones will no longer be regulated ie subsequent distributors, jewelers and retailers do not need to be licensed.
NRC has also issued two distribution licenses for neutron treated Topaz (London & Swiss Blue) and is reviewing other applications.

Recently USNRC has issued a fact sheet wherein they have mentioned the following:

“The NRC has no reason to believe irradiated gemstones currently on the market are unsafe. The NRC has not requested that jewelers take these stones off the market.’’

The NRC website(FAQs) clearly indicates that there is no indication that wearing irradiated gemstones can be harmful and it further states that there is no reason to stop wearing blue Topaz. A study done by NRC estimated that a person wearing a blue topaz stone would receive an annual dose of 0.03millirem while a chest X ray is about 60 millirem ( thus a person receives 2000 times more radiation dose than wearing a Topaz for one year!)

Presently NRC does not have jurisdiction over gemstones that are treated in a Linear accelerator(LINAC) or by Gamma radiation. However, in the next few months, new rules will regulate LINAC treated gems. These will include requiring an NRC license for the importation of all blue topaz, red tourmalines, many beryls (treated blue, yellow, and pink colors, but not emerald), kunzite and irradiated diamonds. Cobalt-60 (gamma ray) irradiated gems such as various quartz colors, yellow sapphire and pearls are not affected by the upcoming regulations.

A Blue Topaz Christmas

By Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA — JCK-Jewelers Circular Keystone

The gem and jewelry industry has little to worry about from irradiated blue topaz, says Dr. Andrew Karam, adjunct professor of radiation safety at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He says a blue topaz bracelet with 6.00 cts. of reactor-irradiated gemstones would produce a radiation dose between 700 and 800 mrem (millirems) if worn continuously for a year after being irradiated but notes that’s less than regulatory limits. “This level of radiation exposure poses no risk to the wearer,” Karam says. “They will not get radiation burns, they will not get cancer, and they don’t have to worry about radiation affecting a pregnancy.”

Karam says the risk to workers in the jewelry industry is even lower. To reach a radiation dose limit, a worker would have to spend 1,000 hours annually in an area with huge quantities of blue topaz and would still be far from a level of exposure that’s likely to cause cancer or any other ill effects.

Karam works with local, state, national, and international organizations to help them prepare for a terrorist radioactive attack and provides consulting services to the International Atomic Energy Agency on radioactive materials security and national radiation safety regulation programs. He’s a frequent member of IAEA site teams investigating nuclear programs around the world.

Source: http://www.jckonline.com