Agate (Akik) Material Chalcedon From Pacitan

Agate (Akik) Material Chalcedon From Pacitan

During this craft agate Pacitan be one characteristic of the district located in the southern coast of East Java. In the period of the last decades, crafts agate Pacitan a source of livelihood that have high export value, both at local and national levels.

And some time ago, one of which is astonishing is the phenomenon of the emergence of rock chalcedony in the region Donorojo, Pacitan, which is the largest agate craft centers and surrounding pacitan. One type of these precious stones hunted residents because the selling price is quite high. Hence, people are willing to dig moor until night.

"Now that more prevalent chalcedony stone mas, the price is quite expensive, small size range of 250 to 2 million per stone. So some time ago here many people who dig chalcedony stones for sale, "said Adi, one of the artisans in the village Gendaran agate, Donorojo, the Portal Pacitanku.

Actually, rock chalcedony which arrived - arrived to make a scene because high prices have cause. Now, let us consider some of the reasons prices are quite high chalcedony in pacitan.

As is known, the stone is now called chalcedony quartz type kriptokristalin (has a very fine crystalline structure) that is transparent or translucent, used as ornaments and jewels.

Chalcedon was not as hard as pure quartz, and present in large amounts in the cavities of volcanic rocks. Chalcedon commonly not fully transparent, but has spots and white swirl-milk. The color is varied, such as white, gray, yellow, blue, and brown.

Chalcedon is commonly used as a gem stone carved in ancient times. Its name is derived from the name of an ancient Greek city, Chalcedon (in Asia Minor), which was once the source of the mineral. There is also a mention that chalcedony is the raw material for a third foundation walls of the New Jerusalem.

Unlike other stones like quartz crystals, alsedon many perforated soft, so it is easy to be given special colors in the stone. Mild certain chalcedony stone from the inside after polished regularly. But the most common color of chalcedony stone is white to gray, blue-grayish and colat light to dark brown.

So is the reason chalcedony into rocks are quite expensive because it is a rare rock types and usefulness were very much. Some call that chalcedony also can heal one eye diseases. Whether this is true or not, that is clear chalcedony stone is one of the natural resources that are in Pacitan.

Know More About Amethyst

On this occasion we will talk about one of the many types of stone in a hurry by the fans that amethyst agate. Amethyst or amethyst is a type of rock mineral quartz. Amethyst is the birth stone for someone who was born in February. Purple amethyst usually until pink. Historically, purple is the color that is used by kings, queens, and other royal family members. Therefore, the authorities often have a diamond made of amethyst.

Amethyst has 7 Mohs hardness scale. The main ingredient in the formation of amethyst is silica. Typically, amethyst, pink to purple. Because purple has always been associated with the color of royalty, the amethyst stone is often used in the manufacture of goods that exist in the British empire.

Amethyst stone name is derived from the Greek word meaning "not drunk". Greek society at that time believed that if someone drank the wine contained in a glass made of amethyst, then that person will not have a hangover. Stone amethyst stone ever be more valuable than diamonds. Generally, amethyst stone will shine brightly after drying in a long time.

Efficacy amethyst 
For those who believe in the power of stones amethyst premises have special yag properties. Amethyst in trust by a lot of people will make you a more authoritative, charismatic and has a very high appeal. Besides tu amethyst can also serve as a fence ghaip and bring good luck.

Price amethyst 
Like the other gemstone amethyst prices influenced the quality and size of stones being spent. Selaian that if the buyer does benart true love, certainly in the purchase price berapau. Because amethyst associated with pleasure and confidence hobby.

Know More About Topaz

on this occasion we will be discussing about one type of agate that are sought after all over the world are the type of topaz. A rock composed of aluminum oxide and kiezelzuur. Well, topaz has become one of the most hard rock because it has a hardness value reaches 8 based hard Mohs scale. This figure puts topaz fourth of all other precious stones as diamond, corundum, and chrysoberyl.

In the state of Indonesia, a lot of names to call this topaz stones. Some call rock Daud, ruby ​​cempaka and there is also a call rock Selong. There is one thing that is a weakness of this topaz gem stone ring. Although this stone is one of very hard rock, but when it collided with a rock very hard or experiencing extreme temperature changes, topaz can be damaged or cracked. Therefore, for those who have a topaz diamond ring really should keep it from temperature changes or impact that hard.

People in the past have assumed that topaz yellow only. But lately it is known that a very diverse topaz color. Starting from brown (smoky topaz), pink, purple and blue. In fact there are several types of topaz is colorless or transparent and have some color on one stone (bi-color). However, the type of topaz are the most commonly hunted blue topaz, golden red or orange. And if you want to buy topaz with a cheaper price, look topaz blue color.

Topaz diamond ring super quality usually issued shine very bright, crystal clear too, and when it touched topaz will feel slippery. Uniquely of this stone is, if you try rubbing it with a hard rock, it will be able to issue a spark or static electricity in the stone.

Authenticity Topaz
Topaz good quality is expensive, and if you are afraid to be deceived by false topaz stones, there are some tips that you must do. Buy liquid bromoform in the pharmacy, and then try to dip into liquid topaz bromoform. Well, if the topaz stone sink, it indicates that you buy topaz stone is genuine. But on the contrary, if the stone is actually floating means topaz stone is fake. Besides topaz, bromoform fluid is normally also used to test the authenticity of the stone cinicn aquamarine gem. If aquamarine stones float, then the original stone. But if it sinks, then the stone is fake.

And the easiest way to check the authenticity of the topaz, and the best thing to do is to bring it to the lab as IGL ASIA precious stones that have been trusted since 1979 to get a brief report on a Gem ID.

Topaz stone is widely mined in Brazil. Even one of the states in Brazil is becoming a producer of topaz stone in the world. Which is located in Minas Gerais. It has been going on for 300 years in the districts of Ouro Preto Brazil became producer topaz yellow, pink and orange in the world. Other countries besides Brazil, among others, the United States, Mexico, Russia, Australia, Germany, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. Stone is often the rock in this diamond ring is not usually found in the form of small crystals, but rather in the form of large crystals which weighed for kilometers.

Price Topaz
Usually topaz most enjoy doing is colored dark blue, but with the flickering light of a sharp and attractive. Topaz with light blue to dark blue ranged in price Rp. 100,000 to Rp. 2,000,000 per carat, even for topaz with better quality beauty again can reach tens of millions per carat.

Phosphorus Agate Original Beautiful And Unique

Phosphorus stone is a type of rock that contains phosphorus so that it can issue the rocks glow in the dark and includes a type of rock that is often searched a lot of people, especially collectors and enthusiasts stone ring because of its beauty, especially those who like unique things and interesting.
Stone phosphorus is usually used as accessories such as stone rings, prayer beads or other types of accessories and jewelry that is quite interesting that many hobbyists who like stone rings especially find this stone.The uniqueness of phosphorus stone lies in its ability to absorb light from the outside, either sunlight or flashlight, and then reflect it if the stone is dark place. Besides used as various accessories or adornments are beautiful and attractive, stone phosphorus is also favored by many people who like adventure at night as street lights, both mountaineers or those who can roam the wilderness.This stone hardness level 5-6 on mohs scale or could be quite soft and brittle so it will be easy to break if squeezed hard object or have the same hardness with turquoise stones.How to Take Care of phosphorus rock to remain on.All types of rocks are made as stone ring stones require treatment in order to keep the shiny suit and durable, as well as phosphorus requires a nurse, how:

    Stone phosphorus should not be submerged in water because as it would weaken the mineral elements in the rock so it can not absorb light.
    Rock hardness level low phosphorus arouses stone easily scratched and broken, you should keep the stone in a safe place when not worn so as not to rupture.
    So that the stone remains always looks beautiful and shiny can be applied to eucalyptus oil or baby oil.Efficacy of phosphorus rock believed them, as jewelry to beautify and enhance the appearance da others.Price stone ring phosphorus can be said cheap compared to other popular types of agate, phosphorus can be obtained at a price of 100-150 rb to the size of a standard ring stone. Phosphorus stone color can vary like the color green, yellow, red and blue.

Ruby Gems is One Level Below the Diamonds

Ruby gemstone is another name of rubies, because the color is similar with pomegranate seeds. Actually rubies have color variations between young and old, such as pink to blood red (dark). Ruby stone in the group of minerals or mineral corundum with clear color properties (crystal aluminum oxide). While the colors are out in ruby ​​gem due to chromium or corrosion of metals that can be said ruby ​​gemstone types with high hardness level 9.0 on mohs scale or is one level below the diamond.
Usually the colors on a jewel is often used for identifying a gem itself, although not always true because there are many types of gems in various colors, such as sapphires that can have more than one color, begin to yellow, to blue which is called the Blue Shapire types the latter is included in the category of sapphire with the best quality.

While ruby ​​color itself there is only one color, the color difference lies only young and older color. While the colors with a high degree of clarity is generally used as a determinant of the quality of the stone, for example, the most sparkling ruby ​​color and clear in the category of best quality.

What is the Difference Stone And Stone Ruby Red Pomegranate? Both the name actually refers to one type of stone that is ruby, indeed some people have different perceptions, there is a mention that ruby ​​red agate including types of precious stones from the natural unseen while the ruby ​​gemstone as well as generally obtained from mining .

Related naming gemstones, either ruby ​​or other kinds of precious stones, generally refers to the character and style of rock, such as agate stone cherished degree because it has the prestige and style that is similar to the composition of arrows pointing up, the end is often called the stone stand for degrees , bagitu also with honey chrysolite stone, reddish yellow color that resembles honey, then rock types were often called chrysolite stone honey etc.

Good quality traits Ruby Stone
To determine the quality ruby ​​stone some collectors, especially with expertise can be seen from the color and clarity. Color pigeon-blood or blood red ruby ​​pigeon regarded as the highest quality.

Green Diamond Stone From the City of Garut

Garut green diamond stone is beautiful and attractive. Precious stones are included in the category of rock types of chalcedony and the original rock of the island of Java. Because for many types of rocks green color and prominent in the market and often the talk among hobbyists and collectors of people from outside the island of Java, Sumatra, Aceh and Maluku.


Some of the famous stone with characteristic green color idocrase types of stone from West Sumatra as local river stones and jade Aceh. There are also stone Bacan and some other rock types that have similar colors.

Arrowroot green stone is a type of quartz stone semi cheldony home island of Java or similar material with stone Bacan, but when seen quite different rock crystals. Regarding the beauty certainly not inferior to other green color stone stone even Garut market size can be a valuable stone ring Rp. 5 million.

Efficacy of a green stone Garut:
Similarly, the color stone hjau in general is a color that describes ketenagan and health, both physically or psychologically:

    -Describe the vision and maintain eye health.
    -Increase stamina and endurance.
    -Increased hope and optimism.
    -Calming the mind and feelings.
    -Etc., the rest leave it to the almighty.

That he was an article about green stone from Garut that are popular in Indonesia and has even famous to some place in the international.

thank you for reading this article, may be useful. Warm greetings from us. Signed gemstone zone.

10 Most Expensive Gemstone in The World

Most expensive gemstones - Precious stones have become an indispensable part of human life. Since thousands of years ago until now stone diamond ring is still in place as a precious and valuable objects. Even a rare gemstone can reach millions of dollars by one carat, especially for popular types of stone ring would have many takers.Price agate or gems until now there has not been a standard benchmark, but increasingly scarce and preferred buyer by itself price will be higher. Currently the most expensive and most popular rock still occupied diamonds and precious stones are the type most in the drill many collectors.some price of agate or the most expensive gems currently can be seen below:

1. Stone Diamond Hope

Including the most expensive diamond gemstones in the world. This gemstone is widely used for jewelry such as necklaces, pendants, rings or earrings. During this type of gem has become the epitome of luxury and lifestyle of the wealthy.
Purchase price is currently the most expensive diamond Hope to $ 250 Million / rust or equivalent to Rp. 2.2 Trillion. However, this gem is not just used malainkan jewelry as an investment, as a jewel with a limited number of price will be more expensive, while demand is increasing.The cost to acquire a valuable diamond high is not easy, begin the process of mining, processing until the cutting process for forming a diamond is certainly very expensive, palagi if the item was very rare.

2. Jade Necklace

Since thousands of years BC, jade has been used as a high-value jewelery. Rock with a distinctive green color is not only beautiful but is believed to be a symbol of good luck to the owner.Currently jade still being hunted many gemstone collector or hobbyist so the price is very expensive and rare. The price of the most expensive jade worth $ 27,440,000 US Dollars. Necklace consisting consisted of 27 eyes of jade is very beautiful and amazing.

3. Serendibite ($ 2.5 million / rust)

Serendibite rock categorized as rare in the world, so the price is very expensive. The optical properties of the stone yellowish green - bluish green and violet. 6.5-7 mohs hardness scale. Serendibite only found in two places in the world, Sri Lanka and Burma. Because in the category of rock muia Serendibite price reached $ 2.5 million / rust.

4. Blue Garnet ($ 1.5 / rust)

Garnet in the group of silicate minerals and has been popular for thousands of years as a valuable stone. This precious stone types have many variations colors like red, black, pink, green, yellow, purple, brown, orange and blue color (blue garnet) with the highest price.This gem types found in several countries such as America, Turkey, being the best quality of Madagascar. The color of this stone can change color. This stone price could reach 1.5 million US dollar / rust.

5. Painite (price $ 60,000 / carat)

This rare precious stones found in Myanmar and into the kind meneral borate (BO 3) and contains traces of vanadium that can change color. The first stone was found a merolog knowledge of English around the 1950s.

6. Grandidierite

A gemstone that is very beautiful but very rare, this stone was first discovered in Madagascar in about 1902.The naming of these precious stones associated with the name Alfred Grandidier (1836-1912) as a form of respect to a naturalist and French explorer who studied the natural history of Madagascar around that time.

7. Musgravite ($ 35,000 / carat)

Gemstone with a high price value was first discovered in 1967 disebuah mountains of South Australia. This stone has a hardness level of 8 to 8.5 on the Mohs scale.This stone is included in the family taaffeite (a mineral that was first discovered by Richard Taaffe in 1898-1967) Musgravite including one of the rarest gems on earth, so the price is very high. Until 2005 there were only 8 pieces Musgravite worldwide.

8. Black Opal $ 2,355 / carat

Opals are found in Australian opal and is the largest producing country in the world. However this type of opal is found in several other countries in the world, including in Indonesia, known stone maya.Kalimaya highest price or opal stone is a type of black opal (opal black) and in the category of rarest gemstones so that prices in the thousands of dollars perkarat.

9. Jeremejevite ($ 2,000 / carat)

Jeremejevite enter a rare mineral with the highest price. This stone was first discovered in 1883 in the mountains of Siberia. Rock hardness 7 on a scale of mohs.Harga 2,000 US Dollars per carat.

10. Red Beryl Emerald ($ 10,000 / carat)

 

Beryl is a mineral beryllium, aluminum and cyclosilicate with chemical formula. This stone has a variety of colors, green, blue, yellow, red, and white. Of the many precious stones Red Beryl included in the world's rarest kind.This stone was first discovered disebuah mountains of Utah in the United States in 1904 by a minerolog named Maynard Bixby so that this stone is also known as the Stone Bixbite as a tribute to the inventor.Although red beryl stones are among the most rare, but rarely do people know him than other types of gemstones such as diamonds and jade or other types of precious gems expensive, so not many who wear these stones as jewelry.That's 10 most expensive gemstone in the world today, sebagin including precious rare rock types which are not easily found in the market or if there is any, the price can be very expensive.

Origins, Type, Color and Price Stone Bacan

Origins, type, color and price Stone Bacan

For me discuss the world of precious stones is not a new thing because when the deceased was still alive my father, there is just the type of stone that made the talk. Well, so was in my office, there are only a few employees that hobby with precious stones, one of which is now always so conversation is stone Bacan. Therefore, I became interested in knowing how the actual origins, types, colors and prices of stone Bacan.

History Origins of Stone Bacan

Bacan stone is one of the natural wealth of the province. The term Bacan name, taken from the name of Bacan island used as a stone trading. In fact, the island's stone itself is Bacan Island which is located not far Kasiruta with Bacan island. Since 1994 stone Bacan become one of rock that are sought after by collectors of precious stones from abroad. While in Indonesia, Bacan rock became popular in 2005. In 1960 it is said that the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno been rewarded with stones during a visit to the island Bacan. Even more interesting, stone Bacan is important jewelry used by the residents of the four days of the empire of Ternate, Tidore, Jailolo, and Bacan.

Type Stone Bacan

Bacan stone is often called jade Indonesia. In general there are two types of stone Bacan in the market. First, stone Bacan doko types. Bacan doko usually dark colored hijua. Second, stone Bacan kind Palamea light bluish green. For both rock Bacan name was taken from the name of the village of the island which has a wealth Kasiruta Bacan stone deposits. Based on quarterly reports Regional Economic Analysis of North Maluku Province in 2012 issued by Bank Indonesia, that the Village Palamea and Doko Kasiruta West is an area of ​​artisanal mining region (WPR) is legal.

Price Stone Bacan

Due to the advantages of stone Bacan, then the price offered is quite expensive. Therefore do not be surprised if many lovers of precious stones from the Chinese, Arabs, and Europeans who seek it. In Taiwan Bacan rock known as blue jade or blue colored stones. Moreover, expensive stone Bacan also because it is the history of the origins of stone Bacan which has been used for four sultanate as jewelry. On the other hand, search Bacan stone increasingly difficult even to the excavation of more than 10 meters. While a good quality stone Bacan some are to be dug up to 135 meters below sea level.

As reported in the magazine Indopos, that prices Bacan stones that have been finished or in the form of jewelry such as rings and pendants per shit from Rp 200 thousand to $ 2.5 million or $ 1 million to $ 12.5 million per gram. While prices are still rock Bacan in the form of materials or chunks reached USD 40 million to USD 100 million perkg with super quality. A price for the layman does not make sense. But that's a fact, Bacan stones which have potential economic benefit. Are you interested to have it?