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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Misnomers of gemstones

Some sellers add qualifying words or prefixs to gemstones names that misrepresent their true identy to make them seem more valuable.These names called misnomers,for examples:dyed blue jasper called german lapis or swiss lapis,green glass called emerald,green sapphire called oriental emerald,topaz called mogok diamond,brazilian ruby or brazilian sapphire.So beware of those names.