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Straight answers on identifying, pricing, choosing and caring for natural gemstones — written for buyers in Pakistan, with the Urdu names you already know.

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Malachite for Beginners: Reading the Bands and Caring for a Soft Stone What a first-time malachite buyer actually needs to know Malachite for Beginners: Reading the Bands and Caring for a Soft Stone Malachite is a copper carbonate mineral, and you know it the moment you see it: bands of pale and dark green, often curling into rings and "… Read Nephrite Jade: What It Means, Why It Lasts and How to Wear It The traditions behind nephrite, and the practical side of buying it Nephrite Jade: What It Means, Why It Lasts and How to Wear It Nephrite is one of two different minerals that the trade calls jade, and many people choose it as much for what it stands for as for how it… Read Opal and Its Benefits: Venus, Colour Play and Everyday Care What opal means in tradition, and how to live with one Opal and Its Benefits: Venus, Colour Play and Everyday Care People in Pakistan usually come to opal for one of two reasons. Either they have fallen for the flashes of colour that dance across it, or a… Read Pearl Prices Explained: Nacre, Lustre and Where It Grew Why two moti of the same size can cost very different amounts Pearl Prices Explained: Nacre, Lustre and Where It Grew Pearls, our moti, don't get priced the way mined gems do. There is no cut to judge and no clarity grade in the normal sense. The value lives… Read Real Moh-e-Najaf or Glass? Let the Needles Tell You How to recognise genuine rutilated quartz in a few seconds Real Moh-e-Najaf or Glass? Let the Needles Tell You Moh-e-Najaf is rutilated quartz: clear or smoky quartz with fine needles of the mineral rutile running through it. The needles are usually g… Read Real or Fake Aqeeq? How to Catch Dyed Stone and Glass A few simple checks with a torch and a loupe Real or Fake Aqeeq? How to Catch Dyed Stone and Glass In Pakistan, aqeeq usually means agate, and most often the red and brown carnelian that our grandfathers wore in their rings. Aqeeq is not e… Read Real or Fake Emerald? Reading the Jardin, Oiling and Common Imitations Checking zamurd, from its inclusions to the oil in its cracks Real or Fake Emerald? Reading the Jardin, Oiling and Common Imitations Emerald, our zamurd, is green beryl coloured by chromium or vanadium. It is also the stone where buyers most often mix up "flawless" with "g… Read Safed Aqeeq Made Simple: A First Buyer's Checklist Four quick checks for a quiet, everyday stone Safed Aqeeq Made Simple: A First Buyer's Checklist Safed aqeeq, or white agate, is a calm, milky stone, and a lot of people in Pakistan wear it in a daily ring. It is inexpensive, and that is… Read Sunstone Prices: Why Glitter, Colour and Cut Matter Most What you are actually paying for in a sunstone Sunstone Prices: Why Glitter, Colour and Cut Matter Most A sunstone sparkles because of tiny flat crystals inside it that catch light like scattered flakes of gold. How many flakes there are, how e… Read Tanzanite: The Three-Colour Stone, Its Beliefs and Safe Wear What the lore says, why it shifts colour, and how to look after it Tanzanite: The Three-Colour Stone, Its Beliefs and Safe Wear As gems go, tanzanite is a newcomer. It turned up in the 1960s in one small patch of ground near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and it still… Read Tiger Eye: What It Is Worn For and How to Choose One The moving band, the tradition and the setting Tiger Eye: What It Is Worn For and How to Choose One You know tiger eye the moment you see it: a golden-brown stone with a silky line of light that rolls across it as your hand moves. Plenty of… Read Topaz Is Hard but Not Unbreakable: A Care Guide Looking after sunehla so it doesn't split Topaz Is Hard but Not Unbreakable: A Care Guide Topaz, sunehla to most of our customers, rates 8 on the Mohs scale. That makes it harder than quartz and tough enough to hold its polish for… Read Tourmaline Colours and What People Wear Them For Tradition, colour and the tourmaline that comes from our own north Tourmaline Colours and What People Wear Them For Few gems come in as many colours as tourmaline. Green, pink, red, blue, yellow, black, and stones with two or three colours in a single crys… Read

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