Ajoite, Papagoite, Chrysocolla and Rock crystal in SPHERES from Peru. (rare!)

Ajoite, Papagoite, Chrysocolla and Rock crystal in BULBS from Peru. (rare!)

Beautiful minerals from the Andes of Peru! And above all fair and no treated stones, these are the hallmarks of Peru! Furthermore, the stone industry creates a lot of employment in the poor Andes area.

Gemstones are rare rocks, which are usually worked and used in jewelry and decorative objects. Gemstones have the following characteristics: Beauty. This includes visual aspects such as color, shine, fire, transparency and lighting effects. Durability. This involves looking at hardness, fragility / fissionability and chemical resistance. Rarity. This involves looking at how often a product occurs in nature. Gemstones can be cut in many different shapes. The basic distinction is made between cabochon, where the gemstone is cut into a convex shape, and faceted, where the surface of the gemstone is cut into different facets. When grinding, people look at various properties of the stone, including the color, color distribution, inclusions, special light effects, dispersion and fracture and grinding surfaces. For example, they are processed into necklaces, earrings, bracelets and many other jewelry, but the gemstones are also used in industry for processing. Well-known gemstones include diamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, aquamarine, topaz, tourmaline, amethyst, citrine, carnelian, opal, onyx, turquoise, lapis lazuli and garnet. In the 18th and early 19th century it was fashionable to make jewelry that incorporated someone's name or initials. The choice of gemstones was guided by the first letter of the gemstone's name, which is how the gemstone alphabet came into being. Similar achrosticon jewelry was also made during the nineteenth century in which sentiments were expressed in gemstones. Most famous is the English 'regard' ring, an engagement ring in which the word 'regard' (esteem) was formed by the gemstones ruby ​​(ruby), emerald (emerald), garnet (garnet), amethyst, diamond (diamond).