Turquoise is December's BirthstoneWritten by Sam Serio
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In ancient Persian, sky-blue gemstones were originally worn around neck or on hand as protection to ward off unnatural death. If stones changed their colour, there was an imminent danger for wearer. Turquoise also has a sacred place in religious rites of North American Indians and by Tibetans, whose shamans include it in rituals and ceremonies. Turquoise is said to promote mental and spiritual clarity to enhance wisdom, trust, kindness, and understanding. You've Got Power Apache Indians believed that turquoise gave warriors and hunters better aim and Zuni tribes believed that it protected them from demons. In Asia, turquoise was considered protection against evil eye, while Tibetans carved turquoise into ritual objects. Wherever in world it is worn and loved, turquoise is believed to promote prosperity Traveler's Aid For centuries, turquoise was thought to protect riders and horses from falls. Today beautiful stone is considered a good luck "charm" for aviators, flight staff and other professionals who need to ward off accidents. Turquoise's bright and happy color is supposed to lend self-confidence to subdued personalities, and it is also very popular as a token of friendship, since Turquoise is reputed to be responsible for faithfulness and reliable relationships
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Solid gold refers to an item made of any karat gold, if inside of item is not hollow. The proportion of gold in piece of jewelry still is determined by karat mark. Jewelry can be plated with gold in a variety of ways. Gold plate refers to items that are either mechanically plated, electroplated, or plated by any other means with gold to a base metal. Eventually, gold plating wears away, but how soon will depend on how often item is worn and how thick plating is. Gold-filled, gold overlay and rolled gold plate are terms used to describe jewelry that has a layer of at least 10 karat gold mechanically bonded to a base metal. If jewelry is marked with one of these terms, term or abbreviation should follow karat quality of gold used (for example, 14K Gold Overlay or 12K RGP). If layer of karat gold is less than 1/20th of total weight of item, any marking must state actual percentage of karat gold, such as 1/40 14K Gold Overlay. Gold electroplate describes jewelry that has a layer (at least .175 microns thick) of a minimum of 10 karat gold deposited on a base metal by an electrolytic process. The terms gold flashed or gold washed describe products that have an extremely thin electroplating of gold (less than .175 microns thick). This will wear away more quickly than gold plate, gold-filled or gold electroplate. Vermeil (ver-may), a special type of gold plated product, consists of a base of sterling silver that is coated or plated with gold.
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